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

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or ...

Pope Francis sent a message from the hospital after Vatican officials encouraged him to make his voice heard despite his ...

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has stabilized enough after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen ...

Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88 ...

The pope has been undergoing treatment for double pneumonia and a complex infection in a Rome hospital, and his condition has ...