Pope Francis, who has double pneumonia and the early stages of kidney insufficiency, was awake and in good spirits Monday.

The announcement immediately brought to mind the nighttime candlelit vigils in the piazza that preceded the 2005 death of St.

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

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Doctors in Rome say the 88-year-old's condition is "touch and go," given his age, fragility, and pre-existing lung disease.

Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and very much in charge.

Pope Francis was said to be awake but resting on Monday as he battled the early stages of a kidney problem. A man from ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.

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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex ...