The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Image Candles and flowers outside the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is receiving treatment, on Feb. 24.Credit...James Hill for The New York Times He is ...

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Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept through the night and was resting on Tuesday morning, after having suffered two new ...

Pope Francis remains in a stable condition with no new respiratory crises or fever and worked from hospital on Thursday as he recovers from double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times Supported by By Alex Marshall Reporting from London and Marseille, France The last time Barry Joule saw his friend Francis Bacon, it was 10 days before the ...

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

Since the 13th century, the embalmed body of the deceased pope has been taken, in procession, to lie in state, on a raised ...