In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

Pope Francis has spent a peaceful night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and continues his recovery today, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized since last ...

A hospitalized Pope Francis is receiving prayers for a quick recovery from some Long Island Catholics even as they ...

The Vatican said the pontiff, who is in the hospital with a “respiratory tract infection,” was resting and had eaten ...

Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

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The Vatican indicated that the pope was fighting a multiple-pronged infection requiring “adequate hospitalization.” ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- From his room on the 10th floor of Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis thanked everyone who is ...

From his room on the 10th floor of Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis thanked everyone who is praying for his recovery and asked people to pray for all the health care professionals at the Gemelli.

As Pope Francis continued to show "some" improvement in his lab tests, the pontiff remained hospitalized with a respiratory ...

Pope Francis' doctors ordered "complete rest" after the pontiff "slept well" for a second night at a hospital with treatment ...