The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized since Feb. 14, apparently got out of bed for breakfast and is showing "slight improvement" in his medical tests, according to Vatican News.

Catholic leaders called upon the faithful to pray for Pope Francis in Italy and his native Argentina on Wednesday, after the ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a "slight improvement" in ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in hospital on Wednesday, where he is being treated for pneumonia.

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract ...

Item 1 of 4 Pope Francis looks on, on the day he leads the Vespers prayer service to celebrate the conversion of St. Paul, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome, Italy ...

At an event in northeast Italy, Pope Francis says a ‘crisis of democracy’ is impacting several nations around the world.

Francis has continued to ask for prayers while in the hospital. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has visited Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital, where he is receiving treatment for double ...

ROME, Italy – Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff. Francis, who has been ...