Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar considers Pope Francis as an extraordinary friend of humanity.

ROME — (TNS) Pope Francis "rested well" during his 11th night in hospital in Rome, the Holy See said on Tuesday. Despite a slightly improved condition, the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition in his fight against double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday evening – but he has not had any further respiratory episodes.The 88-year-old pontiff ...

By bno - Jakarta bureau Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has conveyed his nation’s concern for Pope Francis' condition and ...

Holy Family Parish in Louisville became a gathering place for dozens of Catholics, united in prayer for Pope Francis, who is ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition. Vatican officials say that his blood parameters ...

Even after Pope Francis' doctors said he was showing slight signs of improvement and the Vatican reported that he had met in the hospital with top aides to do some work, questions persisted about the ...

Pope Francis was well enough Tuesday to meet with his No. 2 to approve new decrees for possible saints, even while still hospitalized in critical but stable condition for double pneumonia and ...

The reason for the visit was announced today: The Holy Father authorized the decrees designating five persons as servants of ...