Pope Francis experienced acute respiratory failure, requiring medical intervention. The 88-year-old pontiff remains alert but on ventilator support as he battles pneumonia. Vatican officials say his ...

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Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, ...

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Cardinal Robert McElroy will be the principal celebrant and homilist for Ash Wednesday Mass at 12:10 p.m. on March at the ...

While Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, is in stable condition the Vatican said that his ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — appreciate the prayers of everyone for Pope Francis. He has this powerful role of unifying a world that's ...

Christians begin Lent, a 40-day period of preparation leading up to Easter—a tradition dating back to the early centuries of ...

Pope Francis is in stable condition and does not have a fever, the Vatican said on Sunday, days after he suffered from a ...