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

The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing for several days and ...

The Vatican said Francis, who was diagnosed with double pneumonia, suffered a breathing crisis and needed blood transfusions.

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday (Feb 23), the morning after revealing the 88-year-old ...

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

Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had a ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that ...

The Vatican reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis ...

Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said yesterday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalised for over a week after he suffered pneumonia. His condition is critical as, according to ...