What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

Father Robert Abbatiello held Mass today including a special prayer and moment of silence for the 88-year-old pontiff who has ...

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

Pope Francis has asked people to pray for him as the head of the Catholic Church continues to receive oxygen. Vatican sources ...

The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

Among the faithful, people said they felt kinship with Francis, who became Pope in 2013 and was admitted to hospital on ...

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a respiratory crisis and needing high-flow ...

When journalist Colm Flynn last saw Pope Francis, the Holy Father was “in good spirits” but visibly “struggling to catch his ...

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