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

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

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

Pope Francis is always trying to expand the horizons of the church and engage everyone, Archbishop Jeffrey Grob said, ...

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

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...