Experts say his battle underscores the risk of respiratory infections in older people.

Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday and has been advised to rest and avoid meeting with large groups, his medical team said.

Vatican City - Pope Francis acknowledged being fragile and "facing a period of trial" as he thanked well-wishers Sunday for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been slowly recovering from ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, about four weeks after he was released from the hospital following an extended battle with respiratory ailments. While the Vatican did not immediately ...

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept ...

A frail and breathless Pope Francis delivered a remarkable audio message on Thursday, thanking the faithful for their prayers and support in his first public communication since being hospitalized ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under ...