The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

Doctors have said Francis' condition is touch and go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, and that the ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni’s one-line statement didn’t ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Pope Francis expressed confidence in his treatment Sunday in a message published in place of his weekly Angelus prayer, as the 88-year-old spent a tenth day in hospital. Vatican sources said the text ...