The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

following the unprecedented resignation of his predecessor Benedict XVI, though Cardinal Fernandez said Friday the pope would not resign.

Children in Rome have welcomed the news of Pope Francis’ return to the Vatican after the pontiff spent nearly 40 days in Gemelli Hospital due to complex respiratory illnesses, including ...

Doctors treating the pope said he can return to the Vatican ... following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. But when asked whether resignation was a possibility, Vatican Secretary ...

Pope Francis came so close to death that doctors considered stopping his treatment during a respiratory crisis, one of his doctors said. Professor Sergio Alfieri, lead doctor at Rome's Gemelli ...

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday — five weeks after he was admitted for treatment for double pneumonia, the doctors treating the pontiff announced Saturday. He will ...

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following the unprecedented resignation of his predecessor Benedict XVI, though Cardinal Fernandez said Friday the pope would not resign.

After 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors said. Francis will, however, require at least two ...

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Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday from the hospital where he has spent more than a month being treated for double pneumonia, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the pon ...

The Pope will return to the Vatican today after five weeks in hospital being treated for double pneumonia. This period has marked the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. Pope Francis ...