In the wake of recent headlines about the bruising cuts made to federal funding of various Catholic ministries, Pope ...

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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from “his house” and allies cheered him on from afar in hopes that he ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

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

Thousands gathered in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square on Monday night to pray for Pope Francis' health after a more positive ...

Pope Francis is in critical condition with a complex lung infection and anemia, receiving treatment in a Rome hospital.

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

ROME -- 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 Hospital since Feb ...