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

The cast of the film Conclave took a moment to wish Pope Francis well during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition as doctors treat him for pneumonia and kidney failure. Meanwhile, Catholics in ...

Prayers for Pope Francis, meanwhile, poured in from around the world, from his native Argentina to the seat of Sunni Islam in ...

Pope Francis remains in the hospital on Sunday. The Vatican says blood work shows signs of kidney failure in the pontiff.

While Pope Francis is thousands of miles away, his well-being is at the top of people's minds in Dallas-Fort Worth's Catholic ...

Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Pope Francis is in critical condition with early kidney failure. Many people around the world and here at home are praying ...

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Pope Francis has demonstrated an initial, mild insufficiency in kidney function, as per a Vatican update. He remains alert ...