In a relatively upbeat health bulletin, the Vatican said Pope Francis, who has been battling double pneumonia for the past three weeks, had carried out some duties and spent much of the day in an ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ condition remained stable on Wednesday (March 5), according to a Vatican statement ...

Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that developed into ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized on Ash Wednesday. Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes and receiving them in a short prayer service, ...

Pope Francis has not had any further respiratory crises a day after he experienced two of them, the Vatican said, and his ...

Francis remained in stable condition, with a guarded prognosis, meaning he was not out of danger, the Vatican said.

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable and his prognosis remains reserved.

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, was taken off mechanical ...