Pope Francis is skipping Sunday's public blessing under doctors’ advice, following his three-hour intestinal surgery on ...

The health conditions of two of Italy’s most prominent octogenarians have in recent years often kept the country in suspense.

Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to better ...

His doctor said while Francis’ recovery has been medically uneventful, any extra physical exertion could be risky at this ...

The 86-year-old pope, who was last hospitalized in April, is expected to remain in the hospital for several days while he ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis, 86, would be put under general anesthesia and would be hospitalized for several days.

After undergoing routine medical tests in Rome on Tuesday, the Pope, 86, was admitted to A. Gemelli University Hospital for a ...

The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis, 86, will receive intestinal surgery and will be put under general ...

Pope Francis was again admitted to a Roman hospital Wednesday, this time for another abdominal operation, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, 86, will undergo abdominal surgery to repair a hernia likely caused by a previous operation, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis appears in good form a day after he went to the hospital for a checkup. Francis presided over his weekly general ...

The operation was planned by the pope’s medical team in recent days after it became necessary due to a hernia that was ...