Pope Francis has shown a "further, slight improvement" in his medical condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia.The pope is ...

Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia, beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...

He had battled resistance from some cardinals about how to plug a widening gap in the Vatican’s funds. Read more at ...

The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope once again slept well during the night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and was resting ...

Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals ...

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.

Catholics across west-central Illinois and around the world are praying for the health of Pope Francis as he continues to battle illness. The Vatican said Wednesday that the 88-year-old pontiff has ...

As part of the Notre Dame forum series on the Israel-Palestine conflict, speakers offered Catholic perspectives on the ...

Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday.