Pope Francis is showing improvement as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Friday, but he will not lead an ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

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Pope Francis said previously that he might retire if facing extreme health issues. The Vatican reported that his condition is ...

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Pope Francis has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia, with doctors indicating that he has passed the most critical phase of the infection. However, medical professionals remain ...

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The Vatican press office has released a statement saying the pope had a peaceful evening of rest in hospital and is ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...