The head of Pope Francis' medical team says there was a crisis during the pontiff's battle with pneumonia so dire, they ...

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

“It will certainly speed up his recovery.” At the Vatican, where a Holy Year is under way, pilgrims cheered and applauded when Francis' greeting from Gemelli was broadcast live on giant TV scr ...