Rome • Pope Francis, looking frail and with belabored breathing that made it difficult for him to speak, made his first ...

A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double ...

Before leaving the hospital, the pope blessed a cheering crowd of over 3,000 people gathered in the courtyard chanting his ...

Pope Francis was released from the hospital Sunday and made a brief public appearance to thank a crowd of well-wishers. The ...

Pope Francis was released home to the Vatican following a hospitalization in which he suffered two respiratory episodes that ...

Here are highlights of the longest hospital stay of Pope Francis' 12-year papacy, based on details provided by the Vatican.

After Francis' appearance at the hospital, he's expected to leave the facility by car and return to the Vatican.