The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

ROME and LONDON -- 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 ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized with a severe lung infection, but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death ...

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Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. That is after doctors reported a slight improvement in his condition, ...

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