Pope Francis, 88, is fully aware of his health limitations but is "passionate" about serving until his death, one expert says ...

Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia on Thursday, the Vatican reported, as he worked from his hospital ...

Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...

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

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

Is Pope Francis going to live? Is he going to die? Will he remain as pope? Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, ...

The latest statement suggests that the 88-year-old is able to sit in his chair, eat normally and do what the Vatican calls ...

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...