Parishioners at Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix are leaning on their faith and praying for Pope Francis' health every day.

Concern for the ailing pope – leader of the world’s roughly 1.4 billion Catholics – has been pouring in from people of all religious backgrounds, according to Father John Muir, the vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

Catholics around the world have been gathering for days praying for Pope Francis’s recovery after facing faltering health.

As Pope Francis is in critical condition with an asthmatic respiratory crisis, Catholic communities worldwide and in Phoenix are praying for the 88-year-old pontiff they love so much.

The health of Pope Francis has taken a turn for the worse and parishioners in Phoenix are keeping the pontiff on the front of their minds during services this weekend. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean has more.

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Pope Francis is in critical condition with a complex lung infection and anemia, receiving treatment in a Rome hospital.