The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ''a truly surprising improvement'' since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...

Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...

Pope Francis has apparently shown "slight improvement" and is responding well to ongoing oxygen therapy, according to a statement from the Vatican. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital ...

VATICAN CITY — Candidates include cardinals from Asia and Africa, though whispers in the hallways of the Holy See also speak of a return to the well of Europe. In a church where hard-line ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded. A chest CT scan taken Tuesday evening showed ...

Pope Francis had a restful night in Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said Tuesday, following news that the 88-year-old pontiff has been responding well to treatment and is no longer in ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis remains stable after almost four weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday (Mar 11), declining to speculate on when he might go home, the day after ...

Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, The move is a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as ...