Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of ...

Pope Francis remains in hospital and “rested well all night,” the Vatican said Tuesday morning, a day after it said the 88-year-old pontiff showed “slight improvement,” but was still in critical ...

Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of ...

The previous evening, doctors had said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory results. In the most upbeat bulletin in days, the ...

The meeting was held to approve various decisions, including matters related to the dicastery for the causes of saints ...

Koster, University of Rhode Island I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of “The ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.