The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was "alert and responsive" and ...

Her visit, announced only after it was over, appeared aimed at sending a reassuring message, especially to Italians who haven't seen even ... health issues," Vance, a Catholic, posted on X from ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition ... That of the Latin Church more clearly expresses the communion of the new Christian with the bishop as guarantor and ...