Boston Catholics joined millions around the world in praying for Pope Francis this Sunday as his health took another turn for ...

"The thrombocytopenia remains stable; however, some blood tests show early, mild renal insufficiency, which is currently ...

Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

The press office for the Vatican said Sunday that Pope Francis was able to rest overnight as he slowly recovers from double ...

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

Pope Francis offered reflections on the most serious medical crisis of his papacy Sunday, saying in the written text of his ...

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

Despite his condition, the Pope Francis participated in Mass on Sunday morning in his tenth-floor hospital apartment ...

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

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

Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" on his tenth day in hospital Sunday, the Vatican said, as Catholics around the ...

The Holy Father has experienced ‘no further respiratory crisis’ since Saturday. Since his situation is ‘complex,’ the ...