Pope Francis showed improvement in his health, allowing him to resume some work activities, including reaching out to a Gaza City parish. Despite suffering from pneumonia, the Vatican's bulletin was ...

Candles with a portrait of Pope Francis are seen outside the Policlinico A ... noting that churches across Italy have also scheduled special services for the pope's recovery. Ulrich Lehner, a ...

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Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency." ...

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The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests, and has resumed some work activities, ...

The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican and around ...

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure, but he remains alert and ...