The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications.

The kidney ailment appears to be in an early stage, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff is still receiving high flows ...

Vatican officials announced on Sunday that Pope Francis is currently suffering from mild renal insufficiency, also known as ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy, the rector at St. Agnes, the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, addressed the pope’s condition ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said earlier Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully." ...

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

While other Vatican operations proceeded as normal, the cancellations put a damper on upcoming events of the Vatican’s Holy ...

Pope Francis on Sunday was flooded with get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome as the Holy ...