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

Pope Francis is not in "immediate danger of death", his doctors say, but the 88-year-old's condition remains "fragile" as he battles respiratory issues in a Rome hospital.

It is the second time in two years that Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital with bronchitis, but this time it's more ...

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

Pope Francis has not yet fully recovered from illness, but he is not in danger of losing his life, doctors from Gemelli ...

Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be ...

Pope Francis has spent a peaceful night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and continues his recovery today, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

In a statement, the Vatican said the pontiff's haemodynamic parameters are stable and that he is able to breathe ...

My impression is that the situation has improved, and I hope that he will soon recover completely,’ says undersecretary of ...

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

Pope Francis’ medical condition has stabilized after nearly one week of medical treatment since being admitted into Rome’s ...