COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

The faithful throughout the Diocese of Phoenix continue to join their brethren across the globe in praying for the recovery of Pope Francis from severe respiratory health problems. “We’re all praying, ...

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is stable and has not ...

Pope Francis' condition remains critical but stable and he was able to do some work while still in the hospital with double ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Nearly twelve years into his tenure, Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition. This event is on the minds of many Catholics near and far, despite the papacy’s ...

Pope Francis' condition has not improved fundamentally despite spending 12 days in hospital in Rome, though his condition is ...

Pope Francis remains critical but is stable, Vatican says - The 88-year-old pontiff undergoes CAT scan to check his lung ...

By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb, Hira Humayun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis remains in “critical” but stable condition, Vatican ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...

"There have been no acute respiratory episodes and hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable. In the evening, he underwent a scheduled CT scan for radiological monitoring of the bilateral pneumonia ...