Francis, who had abdominal surgery on Wednesday, has been advised by his medical team to rest and not recite his usual weekly prayer from his hospital balcony on Sunday.

Pope Francis continues his recovery in hospital following an operation. Barbie Nadeau reports from Rome that children in the ...

Pope Francis’ surgeon says the pontiff is following doctors’ advice and he will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to ...

Pope Francis was recovering well in a Rome hospital on Thursday, the day after the 86-year-old had abdominal surgery that ...

Pope Francis has gone to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a check-up. Earlier this year the pope, 86, spent five days in hospital ...

Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest malady to befall the ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital for an operation on his abdomen on Wednesday, the latest in a number of health ...

Pope Francis, 86, spent a good first night in hospital after a three-hour operation in a Rome hospital to fix a painful ...

Pope Francis has spent a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue ...

Pope Francis appeared at his weekly general audience on Wednesday, a day after he went to the hospital for a checkup. The Vatican provided no details about the medical tests Francis underwent on ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' condition is stable and is following the regular post-operative course of recovery following a ...

POPE Francis has had three hospitalizations since he was elected pope on March 13, 2013, and underwent major surgery as a ...