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

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

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

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.

Despite nearing a two-week hospitalization, Pope Francis continues to work as he fights pneumonia in both lungs.

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

On Monday night the Vatican's No. 2 led the faithful in a somber night-time recitation of the Rosary prayer in St. Peter's ...