Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican bank and other Vatican offices with financial dealings are getting more adept at identifying and stopping suspicious financial activity,...

VATICAN CITY -- During his second week back at the Vatican after a long hospitalization, Pope Francis continued to follow his doctors' orders to...

VATICAN CITY -- Even on his worst days in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was governing the Catholic Church, although on some days, he...

ROME -- For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day. "For the first time I saw tears in...

VATICAN CITY -- Even though its focus was mainly scientific, a Vatican-sponsored conference on aging and longevity could not ignore the ongoing convalescence of...

ROME -- Immediately before leaving Rome's Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April...

VATICAN CITY -- Four weeks after Pope Francis was hospitalized and one day after the 12th anniversary of the pope's election, Cardinal Pietro Parolin,...