Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history — as he received increasingly positive medical news on his ...

For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

Pope Francis marked a month in hospital Friday, with football players sending him messages of support for his recovery from ...

Pope Francis's situation is stable but his recovery from double pneumonia in a Rome hospital, also considering his age, is ...

Pope Francis on Friday marked one month in the hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia, with signs in recent ...

Pope Francis received a surprise on the 12th anniversary of his papacy in the form of a cake. Pope Francis is having to ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, celebrated Mass for Pope Francis’s health and recovery ...

The 88-year-old has now spent four weeks in hospital, much of it with an uncertain prognosis, but he is no longer in imminent ...

Pope Francis is starting his 29th straight day in the hospital, a day after he marked the 12th anniversary of his elected ...

Pope Francis spent a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican Press Office said on Friday morning. On Thursday night, the press office said the Pontiff remained stable in a complex clinical picture as he ...

Pope Francis celebrates the 12th anniversary of his pontificate with the medical staff of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, as he ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...