Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

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

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

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In his recent autobiography, "Hope," Pope Francis addresses a prayer to ... that he would not hesitate to renounce his office, like Benedict XVI, if he no longer felt capable of carrying out ...

Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

When the Pope passes away, a complex and ancient process begins. Join us as we explore the intricate steps of papal ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...