The 88-year-old pope was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has ...

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

As reports of the Pope’s health fluctuate daily I am reminded of the feverish media condition once diagnosed by ...

Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long ...

Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of ...

Pope Francis' condition remains "stable" in hospital with no further bouts of breathlessness, the Vatican said late on ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s ...

The 900-year-old book is called Prophecy of the Popes, which was said to be written by Saint Malachy in the 1100s. Found in ...

Only four popes have visited the United States during their papacy, and Pope John Paul II was the only pontiff to visit ...

The Polish prelate, who heads the Vatican's Dicastery for the Service of Charity, is the pope's point man for distributing ...

Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...