Pope Francis released an audio message to the faithful, the pontiff's first communication since his hospitalization last month.

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first ...

The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ... spiritual guide of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, of which Gemelli is ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter's and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him.

Instead, the Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for ...

Pope Francis faced two respiratory crises due to mucus buildup and bronchospasm. Despite health struggles, he remains engaged ...

Pope Francis had a good night’s rest early Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from pneumonia: He is stable, off mechanical ventilation and shows no sign of new infection ...

Pope Francis removed Strickland after he refused to resign from office. The Dicastery for Bishops investigated "all aspects" of Strickland's governance and leadership and concluded that "the ...

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A view of the main entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ... pulmonary and critical care medicine at Yale University's School of Medicine. He said such issues ...