On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

Pope Francis slept well, got out of bed and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after tests confirmed the 88-year-old ...

The Argentine pope, a known workaholic who keeps up a grueling pace despite his many ailments, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli ...

A follow-up chest CT scan on Tuesday "demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy," ...

The contemporary art installation was audible via speakers in the portico, or entrance, of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept peacefully and ate breakfast after developing pneumonia in both his lungs.

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis is being treated for bronchitis, is the favoured choice of pontiffs -- to the ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...