Other than Pope Francis, these are the most powerful people at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...

The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...