Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

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

Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints and make ...

The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...

Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition on Tuesday morning as he ...

Doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory ...

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

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized and in critical condition. On Monday, the Vatican said some of the pope's laboratory tests ...

The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time ...