The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced "an isolated crisis of bronchospasm," ...

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted with a severe respiratory infection.

The 88-year-old pontiff has had numerous health problems in recent months, but says he has never considered resigning from ...