Catholics around the world will continue their prayers for Pope Francis during Sunday Mass, already underway or about to get underway — including at Holy Name Cathedral on the Near North Side, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

The Archbishop of Chicago addressed Pope Francis' condition after he suffered a severe asthmatic respiratory health crisis that left him in critical condition on Saturday.

Cardinal Blase Cupich and the local Catholic community offered well wishes for Pope Francis Saturday after the Vatican said he suffered a "respiratory crisis."

Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney

Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his recovery.

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome – still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide Roman Catholic church – millions of the devout are praying for his full recovery,

In its latest update Sunday morning, the Vatican says Pope Francis is conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.

Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double