For the fourth Sunday in a row, the pope will not appear for his weekly noon blessing, though the Vatican planned to ...

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

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

The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement ...

Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 ...

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

Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

Pope Francis "had a restful night" at Rome's Gemelli hospital and shared a message of thanks to a prayer service at the Vatican.

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...