Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director at Gemelli, stated on Saturday that Pope Francis will need at least two months of rest ...

Before being discharged, the pontiff greeted crowds from a balcony at Rome's Gemelli hospital where he was treated for a life ...

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

The release of the photo by the Vatican was significant, as the Argentine pontiff has not been seen in public since being ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is out of immediate danger and could even be sent home in the near future. He has been in ...

Pope Francis is slowly recovering after spending a month in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs. Read more at ...

In his first trip outside of Rome, Pope Francis visited the island of Lampedusa, where he met with migrants who fled from North Africa. Francis is also a vocal campaigner for the environment.

Dealing with the worldwide scourge of sexual abuse by clergy and its cover-up was one of his biggest challenges. Read more at ...

Pope Francis no longer needs ventilation as condition improves, Vatican says Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night and his doctors believe he will ...