Francis' condition "remained stable " as he spent a restful night and he began his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for ...

Pope Francis was showing a "gradual, mild improvement" on his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for treatment of double ...

LONDON and ROME -- As Pope Francis begins his 23rd consecutive day in hospital, the Vatican says that his "overall condition remains stable within his complex medical situation and the prognosis ...

Pope John Paul II visited Australia in 1986, who becomes only the second Pope to visit Australia after Pope Paul VI's 1970 tour. On that time he was 66 years old, and had visited every state and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE-- The tapestry depicting late Pope John Paul I, hanging from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica, is ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In October of 1996, Vatican spokesperson Joaquin Navarro Valls admitted to reporters concerned about the health of Pope John Paul II that the 80-year-old pontiff suffered ...

The Rev. Enrico Bortolaso, who led a group of pilgrims from northern Veneto, offered prayers near a statue of Pope John Paul II outside of the hospital. He said they made Gemelli their first stop.

The shortest was that of Pope John Paul I, who was head of the Catholic Church for just 33 days.Paul served from August to September of 1978. He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack ...