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

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted with a severe respiratory infection ...

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

The Vatican reported Friday that he experienced sudden breathing problems that required “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” ...

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

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

The development marked a setback in what had been two successive days of increasingly upbeat reports from doctors ...

The pope suffered an "isolated attack of bronchospasm" which caused vomiting with inhalation, the Vatican said on Friday.

Cardinals today still have the chance to lobby behind closed doors for their favored candidate during a conclave. The divine ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, had an "isolated breathing crisis ...