In the final hours of his life, Pope Francis — known across the globe for his humility and compassion — uttered a simple but deeply moving farewell. His last words, recently revealed, capture ...

Among the final words of the Pope was a thank you to the nurse who had helped him through his recent illness and allowed him to surprise crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday with a short tour ...

The pope, aged 88, died on Monday morning from a stroke and heart failure. He had spent 38 days in hospital fighting double pneumonia but returned to the Vatican almost a month ago and had seemed ...

The pope was reassured, and he stopped to reach out to people, especially children, as he was driven through the crowd of 50,000 — the first time since his release from the hospital that he had ...

Among Pope Francis' final words was a thank you to his nurse, who had helped the pope surprise crowds in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday with a short tour in his popemobile for the first time ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has promoted a Vatican nurse whom he credited with saving his life to be his “personal health care assistant.” The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano ...

Pope Francis faced a near-death experience during his recent 38-day hospitalisation for pneumonia, according to the head of his medical team.

Santa Maria Maggiore's senior priest, the Lithuanian Rolandas Makrickas, gave Italian newspaper Il Messaggero his account of how the Pope's decision to be laid to rest there came about.