The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital following a respiratory crisis that required blood transfusions, with doctors describing his ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

Pope Francis suffered a "prolonged" asthmatic respiratory crisis Saturday morning with doctors having to supply oxygen, the Vatican said. The pope's condition remains critical, according to a ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a ...

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

In the afternoon, Francis also held a 20-minute meeting in the hospital with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who said ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, despite battling pneumonia and a severe bronchial infection, was alert and responsive, Meloni stated ...

Pope Francis’ blood tests showed “a slight improvement” in measurements of inflammation and the pontiff remained in stable ...