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Pope Francis, 88, is critically ill with pneumonia but showing slight improvement, says the Vatican. Admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital, he remains fragile. Faithful worldwide pray for his recovery.

Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition on Tuesday morning as he ...

Pope Francis, who is in critical condition in hospital battling double pneumonia, rested well throughout the night, the ...

Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from ...

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Outside of the Vatican, Romans, pilgrims and even non-Catholics said they were offering special prayers for the pope. “We are ...

Pope Francis has seen a ‘slight improvement’ in his health with no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory illness and ...

Francis, 88, has pneumonia in both lungs and is still in severe condition, although exhibiting little improvement after 11 ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as ...