Catholic faithful gathered in Vatican City to pray for Pope Francis' recovery, as the pontiff is being treated for double ...

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

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...

Briefing reporters on Pope Francis' medical condition, two of his doctors also gave them glimpses of a patient who is physically fragile, but mentally alert, joking with staff and insisting on doing ...

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

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

The Vatican says Pope Francis had a "good rest" overnight as he is being treated for double pneumonia in a Rome hospital. The ...

Doctors on Friday said the 88-year-old Francis is "not out of danger" ​and that the main threat facing him would be the onset ...

The Vatican is carrying on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope. Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia ...

The Vatican said in a statement on Saturday, that Pope Francis would not lead Sunday prayers again this weekend, the second ...

Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs in a ...

Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors for Pope Francis, said he is a “fragile” patient given his advanced age and chronic health ...