All kinds of reports are circulating about Pope Francis' health. They've taken on a life of their own in an age of chat groups, conspiracy theories and internet memes — not to mention the perennial ...

Pope Francis spends “a peaceful night” at Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital and has breakfast while sitting in an armchair on Thursday ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ doctors described his condition as “stable” late Feb. 19 even though “blood tests, ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure “which is currently under ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he receives treatment for double pneumonia and a mild renal insufficiency, the Vatican shared on Sunday.

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

In neighbouring Lebanon, Cardinal Béchara Boutros Pierre Raï, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, has said that he has prayed for Pope Francis both publicly and privately. “May the Lord help him ...

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

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, remains in “critical” condition and developed an “asthmatic ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday, February 22, after experiencing a prolonged ...