Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

Doctors performed two bronchoscopies to remove “abundant secretions” on March 3. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pope Francis is on the mend, showing a slight improvement in his health, which has allowed him to welcome a visit from ...

The election of a new pope is a complex process involving hundreds of cardinals that can stretch up to weeks on end. But the ...

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...

Pope Francis thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’ amid pneumonia battle - Pope Francis, 88, is said to be in a ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

Pope Francis on Monday received a visit of Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the Substitute of the ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

Pope Francis' health update was issued by the Vatican, which says he slept well. Meanwhile, a list of potential successors ...