The message, centered on selfless service and forgiveness, emphasized three fundamental aspects of diaconal ministry: ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the ...

Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

The Pope was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after struggling for several days with bronchitis. Over the weekend the ...

Pope Francis is "responding to therapy" for double pneumonia at a hospital in Rome but it not "not out of danger," the ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles ...

Pope Francis has delegated Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World," the Holy See press office ...

Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Issues of Evangelization in the World." Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican press room, told ...

Pope Francis, who is in critical condition with a complex lung infection, offered his thanks for the "many messages of affection" he has received since he was hospitalized earlier this month.

The homily will be read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Vatican organizer of the Holy Year on behalf of the pontiff. Fisichella will preside ...