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

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

Pope Francis's situation is stable but his recovery from double pneumonia in a Rome hospital, also considering his age, is ...

Pope Francis on Friday marked one month in the hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia, with signs in recent ...

Pope Francis marked a month in hospital on Friday, with football players sending him messages of support for his recovery ...

The marathon’s press office described the gesture as a 'huge, collective hug' for Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for ...

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: his 12-year anniversary as pontiff and the one-month mark since he was ...

Pope Francis is having to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his papacy in the hospital, as he's been hospitalized at Rome's ...

In recent weeks, worrying health bulletins about the pope may have led to the belief that his death was imminent, sparking ...

Pope Francis has now been receiving treatment in hospital for four weeks, with his 28th night at Gemelli Hospital in Rome ...

With a passion for arguing and a sharp tongue to match his extraordinary genius, Michelangelo was both the enfant prodige and ...

The 88-year-old has now spent four weeks in hospital, much of it with an uncertain prognosis, but he is no longer in imminent ...