In a sign affirming that Pope Francis has been able to conduct work while in the hospital, the Vatican said the pope had met ...

Pope Francis has also written a letter of resignation, to be invoked if he became medically incapacitated.

VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...

Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints and make ...

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

The 88-year-old was well enough to meet senior Vatican colleagues in hospital despite still being in critical condition with ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

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

Last evening’s bulletin the doctors said, however, that, “as a precautionary measure,” they would still maintain a “reserved ...