The press office also announced that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, would lead a public recitation of ...

Doctors have said the pope's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease.

Francis, 88, had remained in critical condition throughout the weekend after severe breathing difficulties were reported.

In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night but was still ...

Pope Francis is "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican press office said."The ...

Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of Conclave winning at the Baftas and updates on Pope Francis’ health ...

Pope Francis has woken up after a restful night and is continuing treatment at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital, Vatican sources said on Monday morning. "The mood is good" and he is "eating normally", ...

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and bronchitis and remains in a critical condition having gone on to ...

The Vatican created a mini-residence on site, a top-floor apartment guarded by police. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican and around ...