Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

The pontiff, 88, has been hospitalized for a week and a half and is receiving treatment for a complex respiratory infection.

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs, after new tests showed a further complication in the ...

Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis’ clinical condition is “improving slightly,” adding that he went about his work activities ...

A follow-up chest CT scan on Tuesday "demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy," ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli ...

The Vatican said on Tuesday that "Pope Francis rested well throughout the night," at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican ...

A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the health of the 88-year-old.

A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, "rested well", the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the condition of the 88-year-old.