The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

“Laboratory tests, [a] chest X-ray, and the Holy Father’s clinical condition continue to present a complex picture,” a statement from the Holy See Press Office said. The pope underwent a ...

The Pope is stable in hospital with a slight fever after he was admitted for bronchitis treatment, the Vatican has said. After daily audiences he was taken to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic ...

"The clinical condition is fair," the Vatican said in an update. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract infection,” the Vatican said Friday in what is the latest in a string ...

Pope, in hospital for bronchitis, is in 'fair' clinical condition The 88-year-old has suffered number of health ailments in past two years Francis seen struggling to speak during a meeting Vatican ...

Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis treatment, the Vatican said. "This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning following his admission to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for bronchitis, according to the Vatican. “The Holy ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized for bronchitis and has cancelled events for the next three days. “This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope Francis was admitted to the Policlinico ...

Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/Bill Clark/Zuma Press/J. Scott Applewhite/AP Pope Francis in 2013 made his first pontifical trip outside Rome to the tiny Italian island of ...

The first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Served as chief theological adviser to Pope John Paul II. As dean of the College of Cardinals, it was his duty to call the cardinals to Rome for ...