People stand Wednesday in front of a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is hospitalized. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) ROME — Catholic leaders ...

For Catholics around the world, Pope Francis’s ongoing health battle is top of mind on this church Sunday. The Vatican says the pope’s condition is still critical and he remains hospitalized as he ...

CHICAGO — In its latest update Sunday morning, the Vatican says Pope Francis is conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen. Meanwhile, Catholics around the world will continue ...

The U.S. bishops are calling on faithful Catholics across the country to join them in person or virtually at their National Prayer Vigil for Life in Washington, D.C., which takes place every year on ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — It’s not rare to see a full cathedral at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. However, the report that Pope Francis is in critical condition means Catholics worldwide prayed ...

FILE - Bishop Joseph Strickland walks in front of a reliquary bearing the bones of Saint Maria Goretti, dubbed "The Little Saint of Great Mercy," into the sanctuary at Cathedral of the Immaculate ...

Boston Catholics joined millions around the world in praying for Pope Francis this Sunday as his health took another turn for the worse. “Hopefully he can recover soon,” said parishioner Ritchie ...

The vigil will conclude on Friday morning before the March for Life with an 8 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...