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Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition on Tuesday morning as he ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as ...

If Pope Francis passes away, the Vatican will follow a centuries-old protocol to announce and honor his death. Traditionally, ...

The group gathered for a Monday mass and a special word of encouragement from the new archbishop of Milwaukee, Jeffrey Grob.

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

In the same square where, on his first day as pope, he blessed the people and asked for their blessing, on Monday that same ...

On February 24, prayers for Pope Francis continued at Gemelli Hospital, where the Holy Father remains hospitalized. In the St ...

A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, "rested well", the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the condition of the 88-year-old.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli ...