The Italian postal service has seen a huge increase in mail addressed to Pope Francis since his Feb. 14 hospitalization, with some letters clearly written by children, bearing stamps from around the ...

The cardinal, who is the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, dismissed speculation that the pontiff would retire and said he was returning to his old self ...

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, who heads the Vatican's doctrinal office, has disclosed that Pope Francis will need speech ...

Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and a “new stage” in his pontificate would open, two of his closest advisers said yesterday, offering optimism as the 88-year-old pontiff hit the ...

Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and a new stage in his pontificate is opening, two of his closest advisers ...

During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he ...

In its latest health update, the Vatican said the pope's condition remained stable with "minor improvements in breathing and ...

The 88-year-old has spent almost five weeks in Rome's Gemelli Hospital after a complex lung infection turned into pneumonia ...

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra told the Associated Press that he had found Francis in good humor and serene during the three ...

The medical condition of the Pope, on his 36th day of hospitalization at the Gemelli Polyclinic for bilateral pneumonia, ...

Pope Francis is slowly regaining his strength in hospital but must "relearn to speak" after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen ...