The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Pope Francis’ doctors are providing their first in-person update on the pontiff’s condition in a month

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director at Gemelli, stated on Saturday that Pope Francis will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues his recovery at the Vatican.

Officials say pontiff will come to the window of his room on Sunday to offer a greeting and blessing

Francis will appear at his room window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Sunday

Two of Pope Francis’ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his pontificate will open after he is released

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The Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving’ after spending five weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe at night

The Vatican has entered the digital realm, having launched a new Minecraft-based game that lets kids explore St. Peter’s Basilica.

He says his health struggles have sharpened his perspective

King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then