John Paul II had an appendectomy in October of 1996, but would not be hospitalized again until February of 2005, even though ...

Pope Francis was released home to the Vatican following a hospitalization in which he suffered two respiratory episodes that ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday morning after battling a life-threatening case of ...

Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him ...

Pope Francis leaves in a car the Agostino Gemelli ... to participate in an important ecumenical anniversary. Only St. John Paul II recorded a longer hospitalization in 1981, when he spent 55 ...

Francis' condition has recently improved despite some complications, with the pope saying he no longer feels in imminent danger.

Questions and answers about the Pope’s situation remain one month into his hospital stay and given the precedent of Benedict ...

Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...

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

No date has been given for Pope Francis' discharge from hospital, but the prospect of his return has replaced talk of a ...

While Francis has been at Gemelli, supporters have been seen gathering outside the hospital and placing candles and flowers at the statue of Pope John Paul II.