The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized in mid-February due to a bout of bronchitis. The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized on February 14 with a case of ...

Pope Francis will leave the hospital on Sunday and make his first public appearance after being admitted for treatment in mid-February for a number of respiratory issues, according to the Vatican ...

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

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 has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

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.

A frail and breathless Pope Francis delivered a remarkable audio message on Thursday, thanking the faithful for their prayers and support in his first public communication since being hospitalized ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under ...