As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a ...

Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...

Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ...

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

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

Francis had suffered a bronchospasm that resulted in “an episode of vomiting with inhalation” on Friday, causing a sudden ...

Pope Francis removed Strickland after he refused to resign from office. The Dicastery for Bishops investigated "all aspects" of Strickland's governance and leadership and concluded that "the ...