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

The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

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

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

An old saying about the Vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead,” and this position has held true in ...

Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the ...

Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has ...

Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors.

Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome’s Gemelli hospital recovering from double pneumonia. It’s by far the longest ...

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

St. Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...