The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Faith leaders in North Texas are thinking of Pope Francis as his health battle continues. The pope has been hospitalized with ...

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working ...

"There have been no acute respiratory episodes and hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable. In the evening, he underwent a scheduled CT scan for radiological monitoring of the bilateral pneumonia ...