The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s ...

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first ...

Pope Francis released an audio message to the faithful, the pontiff's first communication since his hospitalization last month.

Back in Western Australia, where Labor has delivered its second-best election result in the state’s history, Liberal MP and ...

Pope Francis removed Strickland after he refused to resign from office. The Dicastery for Bishops investigated "all aspects" ...

Candles with the pictures of Pope Francis are the laid under the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ... medicine at Johns Hopkins University.

Pope Francis had a good night’s rest early Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from pneumonia: He is stable, off mechanical ventilation and shows no sign of new infection ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It's considered gauche to ...

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A view of the main entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ... pulmonary and critical care medicine at Yale University's School of Medicine. He said such issues ...

In a statement, the Holy See said the pontiff's haemodynamic parameters are stable and that he is able to breathe independently. View on euronews ...