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

Pope Francis remained in critical condition and blood tests showed kidney insufficiency but, according to the Vatican, he ...

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A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

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ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia and the onset of slight kidney ...

Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who served as Bishop of the Dallas Catholic Diocese from 2007 to 2016, would hold an important role in selecting a new pope, if needed.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure, but he remains alert and ...