When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment so he could just die in peace, the head of his medical team revealed ...

Pope Francis has arrived home at the Vatican following his first public appearance after spending five weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The 88-year-old instructed his driver to make a detour ...

Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital tomorrow after a five-week long battle with double pneumonia, doctors say. The Pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 having ...

POPE Francis has been taken off ventilation after suffering two 'acute respiratory failures' on Monday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff, 88, has been hospitalised in Rome since February 14 where ...

Pope Francis will leave the hospital on Sunday, his medical team said. After spending more than five weeks in the hospital, ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

ROME — Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor ...

Pope Francis on Monday suffered two attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff's health struggles continue. Doctors performed two procedures known ...

LONDON — King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at ...

(ROME) -- Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors ...