The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

Pope Francis ' recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, two days after ...

The pope rested peacefully overnight as he begins his 27th consecutive day in hospital this morning, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis "rested well during the night and woke up shortly after 8:00 a.m.," according to the Holy See Press Office on ...

especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir, “Life,” Francis recounted how he first learned about Benedict’s resignation, the first in 600 years. He said a Vatican ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia ...

Thursday will mark the 12th anniversary of when Pope Francis was voted to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who previously resigned. ABC News' Megan Forrester contributed to this report.

The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but on Monday, doctors said ...

especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir, “Life: My Story Through History,” Francis recounted how he first learned about Benedict’s resignation, the first in 600 ...