The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae.

Pope Francis back at the Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital Doctors prescribed pope two months of further rest Unclear how often pope will be seen in public in coming weeks VATICAN CITY ...

The Vatican Press Office reported that Pope Francis’ convalescence at St. Martha’s House, his Vatican residence where he returned after being discharged from the hospital on Sunday ...

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The pope also thanked staff at the hospital who aided his recovery from double-pneumonia and other ills, the Vatican said. He rolled away in a white Fiat to more cheering crowds, stopping to pray ...

People watch Pope Francis makes first public appearance in five weeks, on a big screen in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican ...

It was only one week ago, on March 15, when the Vatican released the first image of the pontiff from his hospitalization. In the photo — taken from the side — Francis is seated in a wheelchair ...

VATICAN CITY -- A weak and frail Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican from the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, making a surprise stop at ...

Pope Francis is back home in the Vatican after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where was treated for double pneumonia and survived two crises where his life was in danger. The happy ...

He will return to the Vatican, but doctors said he will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation after leaving Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling double ...

The Pope speaking in his mother tongue of Spanish as he thanked people for their prayers. Now the Vatican tonight saying the Pope remains in *** stable condition. And given that they will not be ...