Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

In early 2025, the Pope Francis was hospitalized with pneumonia and was facing four life-threatening breathing crises. On Feb ...

Pope Francis remained hospitalized on Tuesday as he continues to recover from a respiratory tract infection and now the "onset of bilateral pneumonia," the Vatican said. "Laboratory tests, chest X-ray ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and roles to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious, and there are no ...