The Vatican’s Tuesday noon bulletin contained a series of significant decisions, most importantly that Francis had met with ...
Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...
During the audience, Francis approved decrees for five people for beatification and two new saints. Francis also decided to ...
Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of ...
The audience, which occurred Monday, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican is still grinding on, even with doctors ...
The previous evening, doctors had said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory results. In the most upbeat bulletin in days, the ...
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 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about ...
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.