Although the Vatican Television Centre has a small staff and limited resources, Pope Benedict said ... He says: "I dare to summon the whole Church bravely to cross this new threshold, to put out into ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis has the "onset of bilateral pneumonia," and that tests, a chest X-ray and the pope's clinical ...

After being diagnosed yesterday with the onset of pneumonia during his ongoing hospital stay, laboratory tests performed ...

Despite his diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia Tuesday night, sources near the pope and close papal aides have said that while ...

In the afternoon, Francis also held a 20-minute meeting in the hospital with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who said ...

the Holy Father remains in stable condition as he continues the therapeutic diagnostic process prescribed by the medical staff. This morning the pope received the Eucharist and followed Mass on ...

The 88-year pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14.

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital ... Vatican said in a statement Saturday. “The medical staff prescribed absolute rest; therefore, on tomorrow, Sunday ...

"The clinical condition is fair," the Vatican said in an update. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis ...

as medical staff had prescribed him “absolute rest” to recover from his respiratory tract infection. A spokesperson for the Vatican said Pope Francis had a peaceful second night in hospital.