The pope's medical team had to decide whether to "stop and let him go or force it and try all the drugs and therapies possible." ...

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital. “I ...

Just days after Pope Francis was released from the hospital following a lengthy hospitalization, one of his doctors revealed that after a particularly serious breathing crisis, his medical team briefl ...

The 88-year-old pope’s physical presence at the Holy Week rites, as well as at the canonization of Carlo Acutis on April 27, ...

From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, there are six major liturgies, all of which normally involve the pope. This year, can Pope ...

Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on March 23 amid health concerns. The pontiff, who was wheeled out onto ...

The 88-year-old pontiff will require at least two months of rest, rehabilitation and convalescence back at the Vatican during ...

The doctors who cared for Pope Francis during his health battle over the past few weeks at one point thought there might be no choice but to let him die.

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor ...

Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday and has been advised to rest and avoid meeting with large groups, his medical team said.

Gemelli Hospital medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri announced Saturday that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Sunday. The Vatican also announced that the pontiff would appear publicly on ...