Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Though hospitalized in critical condition, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to ...

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

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Last evening’s bulletin the doctors said, however, that, “as a precautionary measure,” they would still maintain a “reserved ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...