The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

The pope will be released tomorrow,” said one of the pope’s attending physicians Saturday, after Francis spent five weeks battling a severe health crisis.

The latest medical bulletin said that the 88-year-old pope ... Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has ...

Wearing nasal cannulas that provide supplemental oxygen, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair accompanied by a nurse.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well.

Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa ...

Pope Francis compared this experience to the woman in the day's Gospel reading, who had been condemned and ostracised for her ...

It's tradition for the Pope to remain in office until his death, and Benedict XVI, who passed away in 2022 ... when Pope Francis approved a new, three-year process to consider reforms for the global ...

especially in recent years after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir, Life, Francis recounted how he first learned about Benedict’s resignation - the first in 600 years.

The latest medical bulletin said that the 88 ... which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility in stepping down and said he might follow ...

The latest medical bulletin said that the 88 ... which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility in stepping down and said he might follow ...