While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious.

Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.

Insiguro y'isanamu, Umwungere mukuru wa Ekleziya Gatolika amaze igihe mu bitaro vya Gemelli kuva kuwa 14/02/2025, aho yajanywe n'ingwara ya bronshitis ifatira mu bihimba vy'ubuhumekero, n'ingorane zo guhumeka.

At a Mass in the cathedral of Buenos Aires on Sunday, numerous worshippers prayed for the ailing Pope Francis, who was born in the Argentinian capital. In front of the church where the pope used to work,

Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday morning, including Cardinal Roger Mahony.

Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney

Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that the closing of Catholic schools in New York City amid a faith and funding crisis in the US brings him to tears.

Pope Francis on Tuesday said he had accepted the resignation of a Canadian bishop who has been named in a class-action lawsuit against the church that alleges sexual assault.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities

Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

The cast of “Conclave” is praying for Pope Francis. The film’s stars Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow and Sergio Castellitto sent well wishes to the 88-year-old sovereign — who has been hospitalized for health issues — at the SAG Awards 2025 on Sunday.