Pope Francis had a restful night Saturday, the Vatican said Sunday morning, after the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

Francis' age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, also asked others to "continue your prayers for his recovery and for the health ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to the hospital last week, is being closely monitored by doctors as he undergoes ...

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition after a long asthmatic respiratory crisis.

Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...