The Vatican said as of Tuesday morning, Francis no longer needed to wear the noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask that ...

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or ...

Francis suffered the two crises Monday. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus that had accumulated in his lungs, the ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

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

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis ' clinical condition remains "stable" on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff continues ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

Pope Francis is recovering today after suffering a "sudden worsening of his respiratory condition," the Vatican said.

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