Pope Francis wants to convene a consistory, a meeting of cardinals at the Vatican. There would be nothing unusual about this, ...

Pope Francis intends to convene a consistory, a cardinal meeting, at the Vatican. There would be nothing unusual about this, ...

Even after Pope Francis' doctors said he was showing slight signs of improvement and the Vatican reported that he had met in the hospital with top aides to do some work, questions persisted about the ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new ...

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

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.