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

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

The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...

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

Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition on Tuesday morning as he ...

The audience, which occurred Monday, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican is still grinding on, even with doctors ...

Doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory ...

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert ...