Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

As Catholics around the world pray for Pope Francis to recover from health ailments that have left the 88-year-old pontiff in ...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion ...

Children being treated at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital crafted numerous “get well” cards and drawings for Pope Francis as he received treatment at the hospital.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Catholic Diocese of Wichita announced on Monday that Father Emil Kapaun has been named “venerable.

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots is a favorite Marian devotion of Pope Francis. Pope Francis has been devoted to you, and you have ...

Father Leo Proxell at Holy Rosary in Bozeman says many people from southwest Montana and around the world have been keeping a ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis is showing signs of improvement, even though the Pontiff still remains in critical condition.

The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for ...