After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public ...

An image of Pope Francis is seen at the office of the Virgen de Caacupe chapel, where Pope Francis, then a young Jorge Mario ...

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

The 88-year-old pontiff had been battling severe pneumonia.

Before leaving the hospital on Sunday, the 88-year-old pope smiled and waved at well-wishers gathered outside.

Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been battling double pneumonia for the past five weeks, ...

The 88-year-old made his first public appearance in five weeks at the hospital on Sunday after surviving a life-threatening ...

Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday and has been advised to rest and avoid meeting with large groups, his medical team ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican ...

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

The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ’ doctors are providing their first in-person update on the pontiff’s condition in a month, ...