ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition and resting Wednesday, as Argentines and Romans alike gathered in the ...

The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors ...

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

A CT chest scan taken Tuesday evening showed the "normal evolution" of an infection as it is being treated. Blood tests have confirmed an improvement, according to the Vatican's update. The slight ...

Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who contracted a case of double pneumonia while at Romes ...

Pope Francis continues to show signs of improvement as his "kidney insufficiency" has subsided, the Vatican says ...

Lester Holt, the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade, announced that he is stepping down from the ...