Pope Francis acknowledged being fragile and "facing a period of trial", as he thanked well-wishers Sunday for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been slowly recovering from pneumonia.

Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons have gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on ...

The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call ...

The only public sign of life from the pope since his hospitalization was a recorded audio message thanking people for their ...

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to ...

The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls while the pope is in the hospital.

The Holy See’s mediation for the release of Ukrainians detained in Russia is nothing new. Ukrainian Redemptorist priests Ivan ...

Pope Francis is on his 29th straight day in the hospital, a day after he marked the 12th anniversary of when he was elected ...

For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...