The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

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Pope Francis said previously that he might retire if facing extreme health issues. The Vatican reported that his condition is ...

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Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for two weeks battling double pneumonia, has spent another peaceful night and is now ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...