Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

With fear "the driving force" in the current global climate, nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation ...

The Holy See established diplomatic relations with the UN in 1957, representing the Vatican City State as well as the supreme ...

When asked if we could expect other such surprises in the coming days, Dr. Sergio Alfieri responded: “I do not rule out that the Holy Father will give us other surprises. We know him.” ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...

Though doctors prescribed two months of rest after his case of double pneumonia, Pope Francis isn't sitting idle behind the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia ...

Well, what we are learning is just how close Pope Francis came to death as he battled pneumonia in both of his lungs for more than 5 weeks at Rome's Gelli Hospital. The doctor who led the medical ...

Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital in February and released five weeks later on Sunday, March 23 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Pope Francis came so close to death that doctors considered stopping his treatment during a respiratory crisis, one of his doctors said. Professor Sergio Alfieri, lead doctor at Rome's Gemelli ...

Doctors treating Pope Francis had to consider "letting him go" after he almost died twice while receiving treatment in hospital. The Argentinian, 88, was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital ...

Doctors taking care of Pope Francis considered ending their treatment at one point as there "was a risk that he would not make it," a report said. Gemelli Hospital medical director Dr. Sergio ...