If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped one cardinal about the notoriously active pope.

Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the ...

The Pope has the “fervent and heartfelt” prayers of Catholics in England and Wales, the Archbishop of Westminster said on ...

Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment ...

While acknowledging that concern about Pope Francis’ health is understandable, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the ...

Previous Vatican updates indicated that the 88-year-old pontiff has been able to receive the Eucharist, rest, read, and work.

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.