The illness marks one of the gravest health challenges of the pope's 12-year papacy.

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized in mid-February due to a bout of bronchitis. The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized on February 14 with a case of ...

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 ...

Experts say his battle underscores the risk of respiratory infections in older people.

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 ...

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 ...

A chest X-ray has confirmed improvements in Pope Francis' condition in his fourth week in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday. Doctors have said Francis is ...

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 ...

Among all the news articles I have read in the past couple of years, I am not ungrateful that one poignant, below-the-fold story has remained with me, a ...