The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.

As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes on a chilly, rainy night Monday, the faithful fingered rosary beads while hoping for Francis ... a Romanian seminarian who ...

The leader of the Catholic Church, 88-year old Pope Francis, has been ill and in hospital suffering from double pneumonia. As ...

Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of ...

The message was the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was admitted to hospital three weeks ago ...

"The prayer can be done ... Peter's and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him. Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary ...

As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes on a chilly, rainy night Monday, the faithful fingered rosary beads while ... who stood at the prayer holding a ...

A weak and breathless Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in ... for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for ...