Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

The pope's condition remains stable yet guarded, with no ventilation needed but high-flow oxygen continuing as the Vatican monitors closely.

In addition to Pope Francis' visit to Sweden from October 31 to November 1, 2016, St. John Paul II visited the region during his 42nd apostolic journey from June 1 to 10, 1989. The Polish pope ...

The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

On the occasion of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, scheduled for Oct. 11–12, the original statue of Our Lady of Fátima ...

Despite several days of slight improvement in his overall clinical status, Pope Francis Friday suffered what doctors ...

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

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.

Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia on Thursday, the Vatican reported, as he worked from his hospital room and visited his private chapel to pray. However, doctors stressed that he ...