The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Pope Francis's condition was continuing to improve, the Vatican said Thursday (Feb 27), as the 88-year-old pontiff marked two ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

Hundreds gather to pray for Pope Francis, who is showing slight improvement in tests Thursday, according to the Vatican.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina led the daily vigil Thursday in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Pope Francis. The pope continued to ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, had an ”isolated breathing crisis” on Friday and received ...