Pope Francis spends “a peaceful night” at Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital and has breakfast while sitting in an armchair on Thursday ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Pietro Parolin, a 70-year-old Italian polyglot who entered the seminary at just 14, is currently pitted as favourite to ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

What happens when a pope is not able to perform his duties? Well, the position merely remains vacant. @virtuallyshreya finds ...

Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said Sunday.

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

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied ...

The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier over the Catholic Church's botched investment in a high-end London property, a judge ruled on Friday following a trial at which a senior aide ...