Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.

A 900-year-old prophecy could be fulfilled if Pope Francis' health deteriorates further and spark armageddon, according to an ...

As Pope Francis enters his 14th day at the Gemelli Hospital, now the longest of his four stays at the Roman polyclinic, some ...

A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement ...

The Pope is still in the hospital. His condition remains severe, although there has been a slight improvement in the past few ...

In all, John Paul II was in the Gemelli on that second occasion in 1981 from June 20 to August 14, a robust total of 55 days ...

Pope Francis continued oxygen therapy Wednesday from his armchair on the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, ...

Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.

Since learning of the Pope’s critical condition, students at John Paul II have offered up their daily prayers.