Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history — as he received increasingly positive medical news on his ...

The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls. Many want to know how Pope Francis ...

With no significant developments, Pope Francis' medical team decided not to release a scheduled bulletin on Friday.

After one full month of being hospitalized and treated for double pneumonia and other respiratory infections, Pope Francis' ...

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 ...

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

Pope Francis is starting his 29th straight day in the hospital, a day after he marked the 12th anniversary of his elected ...

A Mass was held at the Argentine church in Rome on Thursday for Pope Francis, as he marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in hospital.

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

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

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.