A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
As Pope Francis remains critically ill, students and faculty at the University of Dallas are praying for his healing.
His age and prolonged illness have raised questions about whether he might resign, and revived interest about how papal power ...
Pope Francis' health concerns include respiratory problems, a possible kidney infection, anemia, and now, pneumonia in both lungs.
When you visit Our Lady's Gifts in Little Italy, it feels like you are in a church. Maybe that's because it used to be one.