Pope Francis, speaking in a frail and breathless voice, thanked the faithful for their prayers in an audio message broadcast Thursday. It was his first public communication since being ...

A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since ...

SALT LAKE CITY — People around the world gathered ... “It’s challenging, but it’s also an opportunity to grow in faith.” Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, has been in the ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized for two weeks, suffered a potentially serious setback Friday, the Vatican said — a bronchial spasm that resulted in him inhaling vomit. It added that he had responded ...

Rome — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors say his prognosis is still "guarded," the Vatican said Wednesday. A CT chest scan taken ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' health for Wednesday, Feb. 26. For the latest news, view our story for Thursday, Feb. 27. The health of Pope Francis showed a "slight ...

Pope Francis was well enough Tuesday to meet with his No. 2 to approve new decrees for possible saints, even while still hospitalized in critical but stable condition for double pneumonia and ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and the Vatican announced some major governing decisions that ...