Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

The pontiff, 88, has been hospitalized for a week and a half and is receiving treatment for a complex respiratory infection.

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being ...

Vatican officials have said Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating his recovery. The ...

Pope Francis, 88, remains in critical condition at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital but has shown slight improvement, the Vatican confirmed. The pontiff, suffering from double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis, ...

Pope Francis was to be hospitalized for bronchitis treatment and necessary diagnostic testing after his Friday audiences, the ...

As Pope Francis continued to show "some" improvement in his lab tests, the pontiff remained hospitalized with a respiratory ...

ROME -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Pope Francis had a "restful night" in a hospital and his bronchitis was improve, the Vatican said Saturday.

A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, "rested well", the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the condition of the 88-year-old.

A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the health of the 88-year-old.

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) The pope was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis treatment, the Vatican said. The Italian news agency ANSA ...