While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Pope Francis' doctors "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition of respiratory and ...

The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.

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Vatican officials announced on Sunday that Pope Francis is currently suffering from "mild renal insufficiency" amid his ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized with a severe lung infection, but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy, the rector at St. Agnes, the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, addressed the pope’s condition ...

The kidney ailment appears to be in an early stage, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff is still receiving high flows ...

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...