There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ventilation on Friday after he had a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit ...

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors had to ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, had a peaceful night and is resting ...

The Vatican says the "criticality" of Pope Francis health condition "has subsided for the moment," but he's still ...

Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old ...

The Vatican has said that Pope Francis, who is being treated for pneumonia in hospital, suffered a breathing crisis on Friday ...