Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

Vatican City - Pope Francis acknowledged being fragile and "facing a period of trial" as he thanked well-wishers Sunday for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been slowly recovering from ...

Vatican cardinals led a vigil in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Catholic faithful prayed for Pope Francis' recovery amid his ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...

Pope Francis expressed his gratitude for the prayers offered on his behalf in a voice message, which was broadcast in St. Peter's Square at the beginning of a Rosary prayer dedicated to his health.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on Monday, April 21, the Vatican announced, after battling illness for the last several weeks. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must ...

VATICAN CITY — POPE FRANCIS WAS HOSPITALIZED on Friday, Feb. 14, after a week of suffering from bronchitis and breathing difficulties, the Brooklyn Diocese’s Tablet newspaper and the Associated Press ...