ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

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

Pope Francis has met senior colleagues in hospital to discuss work issues, the Vatican said on Tuesday, and an official said ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

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

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

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...

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

The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...

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