John Paul spent so much time on the 10th floor papal suite that he referred to Gemelli as “Vatican III” — a reference that ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Pope John Paul II, whose papacy lasted from 1978-2005, had visible tremors for years before the Vatican finally confirmed in 2003 that he had Parkinson's disease. And the stomach cancer that ...

Thousands gathered in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square on Monday night to pray for Pope Francis' health after a more positive update from the Vatican.

BALLOONS with an image of Pope Francis are displayed in front of the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy on ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis's blood ... A group of children from a primary school pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue of Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome ...

VATICAN CITY - For centuries ... a Jesuit priest and commentator who has covered the papacy closely. Pope John Paul II, whose papacy lasted from 1978-2005, had visible tremors for years before ...

New York's archbishop is elevated to cardinal In a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on Feb. 21, 2001, a frail Pope John Paul II created 44 new cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis ... lighting candles and praying at the foot of a statue of former pope John Paul II. “I’m very sad,” Rome retiree Assunta Pandolfi told AFP, but he said he ...

Pope Francis ... in 2005 when Pope John Paul II was in his final days. However, church leaders emphasized that this gathering was focused on recovery rather than farewell. Vatican Secretary ...