Pope Francis is slowly regaining his strength in hospital but must "relearn to speak" after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen ...

Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night and his doctors believe he will continue ...

The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales.

For years, Leigh Goodmark was convinced that the way to keep women safe was through arrests and prosecutions. Now she’s ...

LONDON (AP) — Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia. He was also treated for a complex lung infection and has suffered ...

For those who recognize Christ as the savior, death is not an end or a form of "annihilation," Pope Francis wrote in his general audience catechesis. It is a kind of "sister" that introduces the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave and signalling that he was still ...

Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer service for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. ROME—Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double ...

One of his verses, written in Les Propheties (1555), has caught attention amid Pope Francis’ declining health. It reads: "Through the death of a very old Pontiff… a Roman of good age will be ...

Francis may yet recover, but his health scare has raised questions over who would become the next pope if he were to die. A pope’s death is confirmed ... if it’s black, no majority was reached.