Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure ...

Pope Francis is suffering from "initial, mild kidney failure" in addition to the serious respiratory illness that has left ...

VATICAN CITY -- While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, ...

“Pope Francis is touched by the numerous messages of affection and closeness that he continues to receive in these hours,” ...

Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he continues battling double pneumonia in a Rome ...

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday but he remains alert and “well-oriented.” However, his blood tests show early kidney failure as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure, but he remains alert and ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert.

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...