COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

The faithful throughout the Diocese of Phoenix continue to join their brethren across the globe in praying for the recovery of Pope Francis from severe respiratory health problems. “We’re all praying, ...

Catholics in Rome gathered to pray outside the hospital where Pope Francis is being treated and remains in a' critical' ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The Pope is in critical condition in Rome, but ...

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

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

VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for ...

The Archdiocese of Denver is offering prayers during Pope Francis’ prolonged hospitalization with double pneumonia.