The Vatican gave a largely upbeat assessment of his health yesterday, saying there had been improvement. Read more at ...

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.

Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said Thursday, after revealing the ...

Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals ...

The critically-ill Pope Francis is already the oldest Pope in the past century, and one of the oldest in the Church’s history ...

Pope Francis' condition showed "further slight improvement" in the previous 24 hours, the Vatican said in its evening medical ...

Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, ...

Pope Francis continued oxygen therapy Wednesday from his armchair on the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, ...

Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the ...

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On Wednesday, doctors said Francis’ kidney failure “has subsided” and a CT scan of his chest “showed a normal progression of ...

Francis, 88, has been in critical condition for several days and he has remained absent from several regular appearances. The ...