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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed slight improvement in laboratory tests Monday and resumed some work activities, including ...

Pope Francis showed improvement in his health, allowing him to resume some work activities, including reaching out to a Gaza City parish. Despite suffering from pneumonia, the Vatican's bulletin was ...

Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for ...

(James Hill | The New York Times) A woman prays at the statue of Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where ...

The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on 14 February with breathing ...

The pope has begun working again after he showed slight improvement days after initially being listed in critical condition.

The Vatican press office said Cardinal Parolin will lead a rosary for the pontiff in St. Peter's Square at 9 p.m. local time.

Worry over Pope Francis' health has fueled speculation as to who could replace the pontiff if his condition worsens.

“The critical clinical conditions of the Holy Father demonstrate a slight improvement. Even today there were no episodes of ...

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency." ...