The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

While Pope Francis battles ailing health in the hospital, CNN’s Christopher Lamb examines just how unprecedented the ...

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After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

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TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a bronchial spasm.

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ...