Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical but stable condition tonight, his blood parameters are stable and he hasn’t had any more respiratory crises that he had over the weekend.

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

Boeing said on Tuesday Stephanie Pope is no longer the chief operating officer at the planemaker as of February 19. Pope will continue to serve as Boeing's commercial airplanes chief, the planemaker said.

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

A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday but did not set a date for the canonization of Dr.

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

You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing [email protected] The chaplain of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis remains hospitalized, has called for faith and prayer, urging Catholics to embrace "hope against all hope" as concerns over the pontiff's health persist.