The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Pope Francis's health worsened significantly as his respiratory condition was irritated and necessitated the return of mechanical ventilation.

There are some movies that are more pious, but, I think, less faithful to the drama of Catholicism,' said Vatican expert ...

The Vatican is confirming on Friday that Pope Francis was placed on a breathing machine and remains in critical condition.

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Pope Francis has suffered a setback in hospital, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old "experienced an isolated episode of ...

Pope Francis experienced an isolated bronchial spasm resulting in a temporary setback in his hospitalization treatment for ...

Pope Francis has suffered a setback in hospital, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old "experienced an isolated episode of ...

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

“I encourage you to transmit these attitudes to the ministers, lectors, and cantors, according to the words of Psalm 115 ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...