Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia and is undergoing treatment for a polymicrobial infection.

How is a pope elected? A look at the papal conclave as Pope Francis remains hospitalized.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy ended when he died on April 21, 2025. The worldwide spiritual leader of ...