The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...

Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said on Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, the Vatican said.

On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

The Vatican said that the pontiff had pneumonia in both lungs and that he “continued to present a complex picture.” ...

He continues to be without fever and "his hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable," said an evening bulletin Feb. 20.

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican ...