The severe breathing crisis that Francis experienced on Feb. 22 has been overcome. The pope is not sedated. He is seated in an armchair and eating normally.

Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

Pope Francis remains in critical condition after suffering from a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated ...

The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, remains in “critical” condition and developed an “asthmatic ...

ROME — Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen after doctors earlier said that the ...

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's one-line statement early Sunday didn't mention if Francis was out of bed or eating breakfast. "The night passed quietly, the pope rested." ...

Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complex lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a ...