A living legend of the Vatican’s press corps, Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki, has said Pope Francis is a keen ...

Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative power of God’s merciful love for those who encounter him at the crossroads of life. Since being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital ...

VATICAN CITY, March 25 (Reuters) - Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could ...

Rome — An interview published on Tuesday with the head of Pope Francis' medical team has revealed new details about just how grave a health situation the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic ...

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Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment so he could just die in peace, the head of his medical team revealed ...

The pope has arrived home to the Vatican after spending five weeks in hospital battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. It was an extraordinary journey home that saw him take two diversions ...

ROME — Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor ...

For the past month and a half, the world has waited for what seemed like the inevitable passing of Pope Francis. The spiritual and titular leader of 1.3 billion Catholics was hospitalized for a ...