But this year is different. Pope Francis, who is still recovering from double pneumonia which nearly ended his life, is unable to lead the services as he has done in previous years. His severe ...

Pope Francis was so ill at one point during his recent hospital stay that physicians considered halting treatment to allow him to die peacefully, the head of the medical team treating the ...

Doctors taking care of Pope Francis considered ending their treatment at one point as there "was a risk that he would not make it," a report said. Gemelli Hospital medical director Dr. Sergio ...

Vance is not scheduled to have an official meeting with Pope Francis, however, one outlet reported the two met privately. A press release from the vice president's office said Vance and Cardinal ...

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an unannounced visit to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after spending 38 days in the hospital, his longest stay yet. Doctors have said he now needs at least two months of rest, during which he should avoid large ...

Last week, Saint Francis was on the wrong end of a thriller when Alabama State's Amarr Knox's game winner knocked the Red Flash out of the NCAA tournament. That First Four game might have been ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis is dead at 88, the Vatican announced. Follow live updates and read his full obituary. Pope Francis on Wednesday held an audience with dozens ...

VATICAN CITY, April 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for ...

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment so he could just die in peace, the head of his medical team revealed ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...