All indications suggest the 88-year-old pontiff has overcome the possible risks from a respiratory crisis last week. He is ...

A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia but again skipped his weekly noon blessing.

Vatican sources reported that the 88-year-old pontiff met Sunday morning with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...

Pope Francis was well enough Tuesday to meet with his No. 2 to approve new decrees for possible saints, even while still hospitalized in critical but stable condition for double pneumonia and ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Pope Francis' "clinical condition remains critical but stable" and the "prognosis remains guarded," the Vatican's evening ...