The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

Pope Francis was in a critical condition on Saturday morning, the Vatican said, the first time its reports have used the term ...

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a ...

Questions have emerged about Pope Francis' successor and the requirements for the role amid uncertainty about his health.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the ...

Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at ...

Pope Francis' health has deteriorated, with the Vatican declaring his condition as 'critical'. Suffering from double ...

Pope Francis experienced "an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows" Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.

The Vatican said Francis, who was diagnosed with double pneumonia, suffered a breathing crisis and needed blood transfusions.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to the hospital last week, is being closely monitored by doctors as he undergoes ...