Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

Pope Francis, who is in critical condition in hospital battling double pneumonia, rested well throughout the night, the ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for over a week, is in critical condition after a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory ...

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications.

The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time ...