Catholics heard from Pope Francis in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square as a recording of his voice was played. The pope gave ...

The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news ...

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues. As a chest X-ray has confirmed improvement. Doctors earlier this week ...

The Vatican announced on Feb. 24 that cardinals in Rome would lead a nightly Rosary for Pope Francis with Vatican Secretary ...

Pope Francis is unable to deliver his traditional Angelus prayer in person, with the Vatican publishing a text.

Vatican cardinals led a vigil in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Catholic faithful prayed for Pope Francis' recovery amid his ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’s gravelly, frail voice echoed through St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, as a recorded message from the ailing pontiff delivered his first spoken words to 1.4 ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

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