The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, woke up after sleeping ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

The official name of the church is now the Basilica of St. Edward. Pothier during the Mass explained the lengthy and ...

Pope Francis was back on "noninvasive mechanical ventilation" after two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis' condition remained stable on Tuesday, and his prognosis remains reserved, according to the Vatican. The pope had needed medical intervention amid two episodes of ...

I was genuinely touched, and I found myself in tears during the prayer,” Chow told the Sunday Examiner, the official ...

"Since Pope Francis is in Rome's Gemelli Hospital to receive treatment for bilateral pneumonia, he has delegated the Cardinal to preside in his place for this year's ceremony," The Holy See's press ...

An informed Vatican source said today, “Pope Francis’ overall situation is stable, within the complexity of his clinical ...

It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...