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

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, has named a new archbishop for Vancouver. The ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The Vatican on Monday said, “The critical clinical conditions of the Holy Father demonstrate a slight improvement. Even today ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with pneumonia and mild kidney failure, the Vatican ...

During the audience, the pope approved decrees for two new saints and five individuals for beatification, the first step ...