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

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at ...

Pope Francis’s pontificate has been about evasion as well as empathy, and he has made it clear holy orders are reserved for ...

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

The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae.

'The Pope’s daily schedule includes physiotherapy sessions, which are helping improve his voice usage, along with periods of prayer, rest, and limited work,' Bruni said. Vatican Secretary of ...

Journalist Valentina Alazraki interviews Pope Francis in a 2019 interview. (Credit: Televisa.) Listen ROME – A living legend of the Vatican’s press corps, Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki ...

Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...