The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales.

Francis was admitted to a hospital Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of ...

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

The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced ...

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia ...

King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, ...

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in ...