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

The Vatican's evening update said the 88-year-old pope had had no new respiratory crises and that his blood parameters were ...

Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

On Wednesday, doctors said Francis’ kidney failure “has subsided” and a CT scan of his chest “showed a normal progression of ...

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new respiratory crises, as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, the ...

Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition and hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs, was elected pope on ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican Secretary of State to approve new decrees for sainthood and schedule a formal meeting to ...

Pope Francis is sitting upright and continuing to receive treatment for double pneumonia, more than a week after he was ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

A CT chest scan taken Tuesday evening showed the "normal evolution" of an infection as it is being treated. Blood tests have confirmed an improvement, according to the Vatican's update. The slight ...

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Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who contracted a case of double pneumonia while at Romes ...