Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to the hospital last week, is being closely monitored by doctors as he undergoes ...

His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a ...

Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not yet out of danger but is expected to live, one of ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said on Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

The pope's health complications are only adding to rising tensions within the community as clergy and politicians debate ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, had a "restful night" and got out of bed to eat breakfast in ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

In the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina urged parishes to hold an hour of silent adoration before Mass. In Pope ...