It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican has ...

Even though the pope's voice sounded markedly weaker than normal, McCormack said that was a welcome sign. “That does show he’s still able to communicate in a meaningful way,” she said.

Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in hospital for double pneumonia after giving the world a tangible indication of just how frail he is. The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope had a good ...

“We are dust, from dust we were created, and to dust we shall return,” Pope Francis wrote in his Ash Wednesday homily, read by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in ...

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old ...

A weak and breathless Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast on Thursday. It was the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message Thursday to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s Basilica and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him. (AP Video by ...

Pope visited by the Vatican Secretary of State on Sunday. Pope Francis said he was living as an experience of solidarity with people who are sick and suffering everywhere. Rome: As Pope Francis ...

Faithful and visitors at the Vatican's Saint Peter's Square were concerned on Friday following news of an "isolated breathing crisis" experienced by Pope Francis in Rome's Gemelli hospital.

I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with Conclave, but now it has basically become an object of worship for me. Between the robes, the pageantry, and all the catty hallway whispers, the film ...