Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his ...

The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.

Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old ...

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

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

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

Cardinal Robert McElroy has criticized the removal of immunity for houses of worship from immigration enforcement, calling it ...

She was particularly fond of former pope St. John Paul II but said that Francis, as the first Latin American pope ... Nearby, ...