The College of Cardinals is responsible for electing the new pope, and while openly campaigning for the role would get a ...

The Pope is resting in hospital after a "tranquil" night, the Vatican says, as he thanks doctors and supporters in a written ...

Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and ...

The Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is currently hospitalized due to double pneumonia also known as bilateral pneumonia that ...

Francis's continued hospitalisation has sparked huge concern about his health but also speculation about whether he might step down.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday. "The night passed peacefully.

Pope Francis, who is in critical condition with a complex lung infection, offered his thanks for the "many messages of affection" he has received since he was hospitalized earlier this month.

More clinical tests were being performed on the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man.

Pope Francis spent his 10th day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

The Vatican said that Pope Francis was in critical condition following a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while he was ...