VATICAN CITY -- While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, ...

Pope Francis remains in the hospital in critical condition on Sunday. The Vatican says the pontiff is showing signs of kidney ...

He is said to be in critical condition with signs of early kidney failure.DFW Catholics are calling for people everywhere to ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, with speculation now rising over what could happen next for both him and the seat he holds.

“Pope Francis is touched by the numerous messages of affection and closeness that he continues to receive in these hours,” ...

It was often difficult to square my belief in the office of the papacy with the apparent weaknesses of the man in St. Peter's Chair.

The Rev. Michael Duffy, the rector at St. Agnes, the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, addressed the pope’s condition during the 9:30 a.m. Mass. He began his sermon by asking the attendees to ...

People are worried that Pope Francis will recover from double pneumonia. One man told 19 News the Pope was in his prayers.

People attending mass at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto on Sunday expressed well-wishes for the ailing Pope ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure, but he remains alert and ...

The Holy Father has experienced ‘no further respiratory crisis’ since Saturday. Since his situation is ‘complex,’ the ...