Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting ...

Vatican officials announced on Sunday that Pope Francis is currently suffering from "mild renal insufficiency" amid his ...

On Monday evening, doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” ...

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, presided over the rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 24.

Pope Francis' doctors "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition of respiratory and ...

The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications.

Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new ...