In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

he held my hand for a few minutes, as if seeking comfort." Doctors have prescribed two months of rest and limited activity for Pope Francis now that he is back at the Vatican, and told him to ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at ...

The Vatican is commenting on Pope Francis' condition amid the news that he's being discharged from the hospital.

Photo of Pope Francis on a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on his face and a hand resting on the immaculate sheet but...

Though he held the pope's hand for several minutes on one of the most challenging days, Alfieri said the most powerful moment, for him, was seeing the Francis leave the hospital Sunday.

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday morning after battling a life-threatening case of ...

Surgeon Sergio Alfieri details critical moments in 38-day hospitalization that left the Vatican leader clinging to life ...

During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black ... On Sunday, he's expected to show that first-hand when he makes his first live appearance from his ...

Those around Francis, he said, had “tears in their eyes.” And at one difficult moment the pope held Alfieri’s hand for comfort. But Francis – not for the first time – surprised people.