The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital recovering from double pneumonia. It's by far the longest ...

An informed Vatican source said today, “Pope Francis’ overall situation is stable, within the complexity of his clinical ...

Pope Francis had stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to be taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation ...

CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports on the latest update about Pope Francis' health as the 88-year-old continues to battle double pneumonia in a Rome hospital.

ROME -- Pope Francis' condition appeared on Tuesday morning to stabilize after Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican sources told ABC News.

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a ...

Pope Francis is being treated with supplemental oxygen to assist him with breathing, the Vatican said Tuesday, a day after he suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure.Francis is currently ...

Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved ...

The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

The pope, 88, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "slept all night" following Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...