Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But his doctors have decided to keep ...

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

As members of the Roman Curia gather nightly to pray for Pope Francis’s health and recovery, they are doing so while ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is known for its iconic landmarks such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the ...

Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...

Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary is one of the most ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

Doctors said the pope’s condition remains stable and he has not had any further respiratory insufficiencies since Monday.

The recorded message from the 88-year-old Pope was broadcast at 9 p.m. local time and was the first message he has made since ...

The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been stable for two ...