For the fourth Sunday in a row, the pope will not appear for his weekly noon blessing, though the Vatican planned to ...

Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...

Pope Francis continued his recovery from double ... the Vatican’s day-to-day operations continued alongside celebrations of its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee that brings ...

Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast ...

Pope Francis remained in the hospital on Saturday recovering from double pneumonia as the Vatican’s Holy Year proceeded without him. "The night passed quietly, the pope is resting," the Vatican ...

For these reasons, the doctors decided to lift the prognosis," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a statement Monday. A nun attends a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis, in St. Peter's ...

The recorded message from the 88-year-old Pope was broadcast at 9 p.m. local time and was the first message he has made since ...

Pope Francis "had a restful night" at Rome's Gemelli hospital and shared a message of thanks to a prayer service at the ...

The pope was supposed to attend a spiritual retreat this weekend with the rest of the Holy See hierarchy. On Tuesday, the Vatican said the retreat would go ahead without Francis but in ...

Pope Thanks Volunteers for 'Miracle of Tenderness' as Another Holy Year Event Passes Without Him ROME (AP) — Pope Francis thanked volunteers Sunday for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer ...

ROME -- Pope Francis thanked volunteers Sunday for ... the opening day of a weeklong spiritual retreat in the Vatican for Holy See officials by video conference. He could see the officials ...