It is not the first time the Commonwealth and the Vatican have worked together. Last May, Massachusetts leaders traveled to ...

Pope Francis, looking frail and with belabored breathing that made it difficult for him to speak, made his first appearance ...

The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

From a balcony, Francis greeted hundreds of people waiting outside the hospital where he had been treated for respiratory ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday morning after battling a life-threatening case of ...

Looking back, Loutzenhiser noticed the skin on the sides of ... The delicate surgery took place on January 7. With ...

Now we've seen people come to the statue in recent days to pray for Francis. There's candles with his face on them and people on Sunday. were gathering hoping to see the Pope for the Angelus ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia.The pope spent another tranquil ...

Pope Francis is in his 4th week recovering in *** hospital in Rome from pneumonia in both his lungs. He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected Pope.

The pope will continue to receive treatment in the hospital, officials said. Pope Francis' prognosis was "lifted" on Monday, marking his 25th consecutive day in the hospital, according to the Vatican.

Doctors not involved in Francis' care have said the pope is likely to face a long, fraught road to recovery, given his age and other long-standing medical conditions. WELL-WISHERS LEAVE CANDLES, ...

ROME (AP) — Pope ... looking for no new setbacks,” he said. “I think as long as he is dealing with the current issues and he’s just making incremental progress, that would be great ...