Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
Francis suffered the two crises Monday. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus that had accumulated in his lungs, the ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
Just before breaking the Ramadan fast on Sunday evening, Hasan Zaheda played basketball with his son in the tiny courtyard of ...
Pope Francis Suffers New Breathing Crises
Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ...
Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff who never returned home
Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic ...
Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator
The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...
Pope Francis' condition improves, but speculation remains. Who could be the next pope?
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.