When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ambivalence. By Billy Witz Reporting from Pittsburgh Congregants ...

ROME -- Pope Francis continues to remain in stable condition, the Vatican said Saturday. The pope has been given non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy. He does not have ...

Yes, the black thing on his head was a kosher-sized kippah. I saw the same thing on CBS News and ABC, as I tape all three half hour broadcasts to watch when I come back from shul. Good thing about ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded. Pope receives hundreds of well-wishes on ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even after Pope Francis’ doctors said he was showing slight signs of improvement and the Vatican reported that he had met in the hospital with top aides to do some work ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown a slight improvement but remains in critical condition. On Sunday, the Vatican said the pope was suffering from early-stage kidney failure, which doctors ...

If a pope is incapacitated but still alive, there is no formal rule to replace him. Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he continues to battle double pneumonia and a lung infection ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Pope Francis' doctors on Monday "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition "despite its severity has shown a slight improvement" in respiratory ...

Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition with kidney and lung issues, the BBC reports ― though the Vatican have not given a prognosis due to the “complexity of the clinical picture ...