Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia.

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

Updates on Francis’ condition, which was said to be stable on Wednesday, have typically been spare, leaving plenty of room for suspicion and speculation. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from ...

In the afternoon, the Vatican said Pope Francis alternated between rest and work. On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has increased his physical activity, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and marked ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italian prisoners are praying for his recovery, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in stable condition and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after ...

The Vatican also said that Francis would once again ... Christians receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their forehead during the service -- a rite intended to remind people of their mortality.

A decisive and resilient character, he underwent a fierce cross-examination last summer in London in a landmark legal case brought against the Vatican over a real estate deal dispute. The judge si ...