Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues. As a chest X-ray has confirmed improvement. Doctors earlier this week ...

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, the Vatican said, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff battles ...

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his ...

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic ...

Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their ...

Pope Francis remains on daily oxygen therapy during his third week in the hospital, with his prognosis still "guarded," the Holy See Press Office said in a Saturday update. Francis has been critically ...

Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, after giving the world a tangible ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said in a letter published Tuesday that his lengthy illness has helped make “more lucid” to him the absurdity of war, as his top deputy shot down any suggestion of resignation ...

It is the first photograph of the pope since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14 with a severe case of bronchitis, which developed ...

The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope had a good night’s rest and woke up Friday morning just after 8 a.m. He resumed his ... recitation of the rosary prayer. In it, Francis thanked the people ...