The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require ...

Pope Francis is continuing his treatment for a respiratory infection in hospital, where he will remain for as long as necessary, a Vatican spokesman said on Saturday. “We will see how he reacts ...

A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of ...

In 2001 Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal. Pope Francis was elected to the papacy at the age of 76, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013.

Gemelli hospital, Rome's largest, has a special suite for treating popes, and is known especially for often treating the late Pope John Paul II during his long papacy. Francis spent nine days at ...

Pope Francis is alert and still making jokes despite having double pneumonia, Italy's prime minister said Wednesday after ...

The late Pope John Paul II was often admitted for treatment here during his long papacy. A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is being treated Credit ...

LONDON, UK — Vatican officials have said Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating his recovery. The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of ...

Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ double pneumonia diagnosis and whether the U.S. and the Vatican can find any common ...

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