The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, had a peaceful night and was resting on Saturday after a health setback the day before, the ...

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, had a peaceful night and is resting ...

The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...

Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old ...

Doctors had put Pope Francis on non-invasive mechanical ventilation after he had a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit ...

Pope Francis' health has improved, Vatican sources indicated to CBS News on Friday, saying he was not currently in critical ...

Following the episode, the pope began non-invasive ventilation and was responding well, according to the Vatican.