VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so that the 88-year-old pontiff could ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his fight in hospital against pneumonia, that his doctors considered ending treatment so that the 88-year-old pontiff could ...

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment ... Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood "that he might not survive the night,’’ ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for ...

After a breathing crisis on February 28 that involved Francis nearly choking on his vomit, "there was a real risk he might not make it," said Sergio Alfieri, a physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow for the victims of the devastating wildfires in South Korea, which killed 28 people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. In a message sent on the pope ...

Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28, the sixth day of the “at least two-month” period of ...