Catholic cardinals in Rome marked the start of the Lent religious season on Wednesday without Pope Francis, as the 88-year-old spent his 20th day in hospital seriously ill with pneumonia. The ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis passed a calm day in hospital on Tuesday, March 4, with no repeat of the previous day's respiratory crises, but the 88-year-old has to wear an oxygen mask overnight.

The pope may have turned a corner as the Vatican said he had no new respiratory crisis on Tuesday and that he remains stable.

Pope Francis has stabilized enough after two respiratory crises to be taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation and resume ...

Despite battling double pneumonia, Pope Francis remains stable in the hospital. After suffering acute respiratory episodes on ...

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

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced “an isolated ...

The March 1 bulletin also stated that the pope has continued to eat, and a Vatican source confirmed that he could still eat ...

The morning after suffering two acute episodes of respiratory crisis, Pope Francis no longer needed oxygen through a ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...

Pope Francis underwent two bronchoscopies March 3, the Vatican said, “with the need for aspiration of abundant secretions,” ...