Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday and has been advised to rest and avoid meeting with large groups, his medical team said.

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

Pope Francis had another tranquil night at the hospital, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement, as he marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy. The pope has had increasingly positive medical ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, about four weeks after he was released from the hospital following an extended battle with respiratory ailments. While the Vatican did not immediately ...

Pope Francis had another quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said in its Friday morning update, as his recovery from bilateral pneumonia continues. The 88-year-old has now spent four weeks in ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

Pope Francis has shared his first spoken message since he was admitted to hospital nearly three weeks ago. Francis, 88, thanked well-wishers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in an audio recording played ...

Pope Francis has often spoken and written about illness, ageing, and death, and has personally instructed his doctors to provide detailed daily updates on his battle with pneumonia. On Monday, his ...

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 ...

Pope Francis's recovery from double pneumonia is progressing as he approaches two significant milestones: the 12th anniversary of his election as pope on Thursday, and a near-record hospital stay for ...