The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...

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

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

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

Faith leaders in North Texas are thinking of Pope Francis as his health battle continues. The pope has been hospitalized with ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...