COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The Pope is in critical condition in Rome, but ...

Catholics in Rome gathered to pray outside the hospital where Pope Francis is being treated and remains in a 'critical' ...

Despite being in the Gemelli hospital in Rome for the past ten days, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to sign several documents linked to sainthood designations on Monday.

Sister Maximilian Marie Garretson with Bishop Reicher High School took a group last month to Rome, Italy to see and interact ...

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

Pope Francis' condition remains critical but stable and he was able to do some work while still in the hospital with double ...

Pope Francis is in critical condition with a complex lung infection and anemia, receiving treatment in a Rome hospital.

Day of prayer announced and organized by the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, according to Vatican News.

Pope Francis is in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome with double pneumonia and kidney failure — and Catholics ...