Members of the Catholic Church and faithful gathered in Vatican City on Tuesday evening, continuing their daily prayers for ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is now able to spend some time during the day off high flows of oxygen and use just ordinary ...

The Vatican released on Sunday the first photograph of Pope Francis in a month, showing the pontiff in a view from behind ...

The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel.

Pope Francis has suffered "two episodes of acute respiratory failure", the Vatican has announced. In the latest health update this evening, the Vatican confirmed Francis underwent two ...

University of Dayton provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis had inhaled "copious ...

"Two bronchoscopies were performed with the need for aspiration of copious secretions," according to the Vatican. "In the afternoon, non-invasive mechanical ventilation was resumed. The Holy ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after a respiratory crisis during his battle with double pneumonia, the Vatican said ... chapel down the hall from his 10th ...

Pope Francis has had coffee and read the morning newspapers after a setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ...

On Thursday, the Vatican said he had gone to the chapel located down the hall in the papal suite on the 10th floor of Gemelli to pray. It was the first time since Feb. 21, before Francis ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, the Vatican said ... II outside the main entrance.