The pope is susceptible to lung infections after he developed pleurisy as an adult and had part of a lung removed at age 21.

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

His condition has sparked interest in how a new pope is elected, something heightened by the success of Oscar-nominated film ...

Every time Pope Francis catches a cold, I get anxious. When he goes to the hospital, I panic. I love Francis and hope he can ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

(RNS) — Every time Pope Francis catches a cold ... the pope is sick or impaired will give conspiracy theorists a field day. Laws devised by just a few people that have never been officially ...

The health of Pope Francis, hospitalized since February 14 for pneumonia, is causing concern. Since his election in 2013, he ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday. Jorge Mario ...