The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

The Vatican has issued the most promising news yet as Pope Francis, 88, continues to recover in Rome's Gemelli hospital since ...

The Vatican on Friday declared that Pope Francis’ condition is no longer critical. It said the “critical phase has passed, ...

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

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.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

A CT chest scan taken Tuesday evening showed the "normal evolution" of an infection as it is being treated. Blood tests have confirmed an improvement, according to the Vatican's update. The slight ...

Pope Francis has shown a "further, slight improvement" in his medical condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a sign of ...