There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life.

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies.

The pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, is still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen to help remove fluid from his lungs.

While planning a trip to Rome for their honeymoon, a Safety Harbor couple was able to have an opportunity to get the Pope to bless their marriage.

Pope Francis has thanked the hospital and healthcare workers at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for their care in the Angelus prayer on Sunday, as he remains in hospital receiving treatment for bronchitis.

As Catholics around the world pray for Pope Francis to recover from health ailments that have left the 88-year-old pontiff in critical condition, "Conclave," a fictional thriller about the process of selecting a new pope,

The Holy Father authorized the decrees designating five persons as servants of God and approved the canonization of Venezuelan Blessed José Gregorio Hernández and Italian Blessed Bartolo Longo. After the unexpected visit to the hospital,

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, arrived to Ireland in January 1980, during the bleak Haughey-era economic recession. He lived in Dublin trying to improve his English and study at the College of Philosophy in Milltown.

Many people around the world are concerned about Pope Francis’ health after he was checked into the hospital several weeks ago. In a show of support, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Rapid City is holding a mass for the Pope Tuesday at 5:30 p.

Emil Kapaun is one step closer to sainthood now that Pope Francis has officially declared him a Venerable. Two alleged miracles are credited to Venerable Kapaun, formerly Father Kapaun. Sixteen years ago,

The pope has been recovering at a Rome hospital for at least two nights. According to the Vatican, the pope is pulling back from some of his duties, including leading certain prayers.