Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from double pneumonia as the Vatican’s Holy Year is proceeding without him.

People join Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, in reciting the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's ...

As members of the Roman Curia gather nightly to pray for Pope Francis’s health and recovery, they are doing so while ...

Pope Francis is on the mend, showing a slight improvement in his health, which has allowed him to welcome a visit from ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...

Pope Francis on Monday received a visit from Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the Substitute for ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, presided over the rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 24.

The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin contained a series of significant decisions, most importantly that Francis had met with ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

Pope Francis has also written a letter of resignation, to be invoked if he became medically incapacitated.