For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

The 88-year-old pontiff plans to offer a Sunday blessing from the 10th-floor papal suite at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Karla Ann Cote/Zuma Press/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/Lev Radin/Zuma Press As a ...

Francis is now able to spend some time off high flows of oxygen, using ordinary supplemental oxygen delivered by a nasal tube ...

Pope Francis, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Joe Biden a few days before the end of ...

John Paul II’s long and public battle with Parkinson’s disease and other ailments as a humble sign of his willingness to show ...

Pope Francis has begun his 28th consecutive day in hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was elected pope in 2013 following five ballots in a papal conclave.

Pope Francis ' recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, two days after ...

The Rev. Enrico Bortolaso, who led a group of pilgrims from northern Veneto, offered prayers near a statue of Pope John Paul II outside of the hospital. He said they made Gemelli their first stop.