Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

ROME (AP) — The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some ...

Pope Francis continues to receive high-flow oxygen through nasal tubes during the day and a non-invasive mechanical mask at night.

Pope Francis had a "restful" night as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican ...

Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, reflected Tuesday on the great challenge of illness and suffering for Pope Francis as he ap ...

Hospitalized since Feb. 14 with bronchitis and difficulty breathing, Pope Francis was later diagnosed with double pneumonia.

Before Christmas in 2011, my two daughters and I sat silently at the breakfast table, our heads drooping and our eyes downcast. Heather, my 38-year-old child, was bravely battling the effects of the ...

As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome's Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and ...

The pope's doctors confirmed that his life is no longer in imminent danger but said he will have to remain in the hospital ...

As the world marks five years since the pandemic began, a look at some of the moving moments that showed the grace and mercy ...