Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new bishops.
The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.
Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...
A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...
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 ...
Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at other places ...