For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

Doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory ...

The Argentine, who underwent the removal of part of a lung when he was young, has been hospitalized since February 14, and ...

ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in ...

The previous evening, doctors had said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory results. In the most upbeat bulletin in days, the ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

Pope Francis is showing a “slight improvement” in his condition and has resumed some of his work activities, according to the ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

The kidney ailment appears to be in an early stage, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff is still receiving high flows ...