A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...

The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan on Tuesday evening to check his lung ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition. Vatican officials say that his blood parameters ...

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis' blood parameters are stable, and no new respiratory episodes are being reported.

Vatican says Pope Francis remains critical but stable, with blood parameters stable and no new respiratory episodes.

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

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

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Still, the mood was mostly grim in the monumental square, with many of the roughly 4,000 assembled understanding they may be ...

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.