Previous Vatican updates indicated that the 88-year-old pontiff has been able to receive the Eucharist, rest, read, and work.

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. The Vatican said he got out of bed to eat breakfast Thursday morning ...

On his sixth full day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, "the Holy Father's clinical condition is improving slightly," the Vatican ...

I found the Pope alert and responsive. He hasn't lost his proverbial sense of humor». Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in the ...

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

Pope Francis, in hospital for double pneumonia, is improving slightly, has no fever, and his blood analyses are stable, the ...

Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment ...

Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.

Pope Francis is recovering from double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Vatican reports slight improvements in his ...

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the ...

Pope Francishas shown a "slight improvement", is alert and got out of bed to eat breakfast on Thursday, the Vatican said, as ...

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