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

A post shared on X claims Pope Francis will be resigning from the papacy due to health issues. Verdict: False There is no ...

Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...

Last evening’s bulletin the doctors said, however, that, “as a precautionary measure,” they would still maintain a “reserved ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

During the audience, Francis approved decrees for five people for beatification and two new saints. Francis also decided to ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, showing slight improvement and standing up despite mild kidney issues. World leaders pray for his recovery.

The previous evening, doctors had said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory results. In the most upbeat bulletin in days, the ...

The meeting was held to approve various decisions, including matters related to the dicastery for the causes of saints ...

Koster, University of Rhode Island I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of “The ...