Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Over the past week, local and international media have actively covered reports regarding the Pope’s declining health.

The Pope's condition is showing a "further, slight improvement", the Vatican has said. In its latest update on the ...

it is difficult for me to speak,” the Pope tells pilgrims at the Vatican’s Pope Paul VI Hall. The Vatican says the Pope has bronchitis and will hold his audiences at Casa Santa Marta ...

Interview.For journalist and author Michel Cool, Pope Francis' hospitalization has created unease among Catholics, amplified ...

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis' blood parameters are stable, and no new respiratory episodes are being reported.

Notably, the evening bulletin did not describe the pope's condition as "critical," as it had each day since Feb. 22, but said ...

Canon law requires a papal resignation to be "freely and properly manifested" – as was the case when Benedict announced his resignation in 2013.In 1965, Pope Paul VI wrote letters to the dean of ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Image: Pope Francis looks on during the Jubilee audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on 1 February ... and gifts at the statue of St John Paul II near the entrance.