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

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of ...

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 ...

"Medical advice has now suggested that Pope Francis would benefit from an extended period of rest and recuperation. Their Majesties send the pope their best wishes for his convalescence and look ...

ROME — 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 ...

The Pope will return to the Vatican today after five weeks in hospital being treated for double pneumonia. This period has marked the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. Pope Francis ...

Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Camilla are presented with the Coronation Roll, an official record of their Coronation, by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, at Buckingham ...

Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks, during which he battled bilateral pneumonia, his doctors said, and plans to greet a crowd from his hospital window ...

We're now closing this live page, but you can scroll down to catch up on all the developments as the Pope returned to the Vatican. You can also tap on the link below for a round-up. The Pope is ...

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday — five weeks after he was admitted for treatment for double pneumonia, the doctors treating the pontiff announced Saturday. He will ...

The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out ...