Questions and answers about the Pope’s situation remain one month into his hospital stay and given the precedent of Benedict ...

The Vatican has released a photograph of Pope Francis in a wheelchair, offering the public a glimpse of the 88-year-old ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

The Holy See Press Office released a photo of Pope Francis in prayer after having concelebrated the Eucharist on Sunday ...

For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the head of the Catholic Church and head of state. In order to govern both, he ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a month being treated for double pneumonia. And just after the Vatican ...

and the Pope’s residence. Housing around 800 citizens, the country is renowned for its cultural and religious treasures, including the famous Sistine Chapel and the Swiss Guards. The world's ...

Pope Francis' condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the Vatican press office said. The pope's doctors at Rome's Gemelli hospital did not is ...

The pope’s doctors report that given that his “clinical condition continues to be stable” and “the improvements of recent ...

Friends of the pope say he is determined to get out of hospital and return to the Casa Santa Marta, his residence since the 2013 conclave. The Santa Marta is also where the cardinals stay during a ...