A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

His recently released autobiography, ‘Hope’, shows a zest for inclusion and diversity that long predates his papacy. It also ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his ...

The Vatican reports a slight improvement in Pope Francis' condition as he battles double pneumonia. A CT scan shows progress, ...

PM, at Villa Campolieto in Ercolano, the latest book by sociologist Francesco Del Pizzo, 'Hope for Earth: For a Community of ...

In a Wednesday evening update, the Vatican says that Pope Francis is showing further slight improvement, and that his chest CT scan shows a normal evolution of inflammation. This is a developing news ...

Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the ...

After 13 days in hospital, numerous blood transfusions, copious oxygen and the world’s prayers, Pope Francis appears to be ...

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