The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

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

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure ...

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has visited Pope Francis in the hospital and says he’s “alert and responsive” and full of good ...

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

The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

The special event is expected to attract about 25 million visitors to participate in Rome's religious celebrations.

Pope Francis’s blood tests show a “slight improvement” as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

Pope Francis, who is spending his sixth day in hospital for treatment of a respiratory infection, is alert and ate breakfast ...