Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

The recorded message from the 88-year-old Pope was broadcast at 9 p.m. local time and was the first message he has made since ...

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis was “resting” Thursday ... a Vatican source said. Francis missed the formal Ash Wednesday ...

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 was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

Hundreds visited the Vatican city on Thursday to weigh out the future of the Church, as Pope Francis remains in hospital for ...

A picture shows the dome of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican at sunset as Pope Francis is still ... working from his ...

The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

Catholics in Chicago participated in Ash Wednesday, an important day especially as Pope Francis' health is in decline.