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

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

At least 80% of Catholics have expressed a favorable opinion of Pope Francis in 10 of the 15 U.S. surveys in which we have ...

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

The Vatican said Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and ...

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

In a quiet chapel within Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, a doctor kneels before the Blessed Sacrament in his white coat. The ...

Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement” as he continues treatment on his 11th day in ...