The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

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

In an earlier update, Vatican said the pope was stable and had not any further respiratory crises. Read more at ...

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

Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this ...

Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from ...

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

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

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working ...

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