Doctors on Saturday prescribed “absolute rest” for Pope Francis and modified the treatment for his respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said, a day after he was admitted to hospital after a ...

Pope Francis has spent a "quiet night" in hospital as medical tests are expected to continue over the weekend due to a ...

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after ...

Gemelli hospital, Rome's largest, has a special suite for treating popes, and is known especially for treating the late Pope John Paul II often during his long papacy. Francis spent nine days at ...

VATICAN—Pope Francis onadded the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial. The decree issued February 11 by the Vatican noted ...