The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Pope Francis was "resting" Thursday after a peaceful night, the Vatican said as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital ...

Hundreds visited the Vatican city on Thursday to weigh out the future of the Church, as Pope Francis remains in hospital for almost three, weeks. The pope has been battling pneumonia and missed the ...

On Wednesday, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the Major Penitentiary, celebrated the traditional Mass beginning Lent at the ...

The pope on Wednesday marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and by calling the parish priest in Gaza, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– According to the Vatican, Pope Francis spent a peaceful night resting. Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since he was ...

Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully ...

Clutching a bouquet of yellow roses, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria Mancuso makes her way to Rome's Gemelli hospital each ...

America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not out of danger. The pope's medical stay has sparked the question of how will ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for almost three weeks battling double pneumonia, has spent another "tranquil" night ...

The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.