Pope Francis has marked out a legacy that stands apart the ones of his two predecessors, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia. Francis has increasingly handed off his ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement ...

The 88-year-old pope has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors said.

Pope Francis remains on daily oxygen therapy during his third week in the hospital, with his prognosis still "guarded," the Holy See Press Office said in a Saturday update. Francis has been critically ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

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

Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...

The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...

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For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

Pope Francis made history with his first visit to Corsica, supporting popular piety and urging cultural openness. A journey ...