Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons have gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on ...

Though his condition had improved, he will remain in the hospital for further treatment, the Vatican said in a statement.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italian prisoners are praying for his recovery, Catholic chaplains said, noting the pope’s longtime ...

Woman lays flowers for sick Pope outside hospital in Italy. Maria Neve came to lay fowers for the Pope, and said: He shows ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis thanked volunteers Sunday for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his treatment for double pneumonia and doctors reported some ...

"For them, the pope is a lighthouse, a star that always cares for them," said Fr. Vittorio Trani, the prison's chaplain, while speaking to the news agency of the Italian Bishops' Conference.