ROME (AP) — The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez released the following statement Feb. 22 requesting prayers for our Holy Father, Pope Francis. I call for everyone throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to join in ...

Pope Francis ' health has taken a turn for the worse. The 88-year-old experienced an "asthma-like respiratory crisis of ...

Pope Francis was in a critical condition on Saturday morning, the Vatican said, the first time its reports have used the term ...

Caption: Pope Francis is seen during an event at the Vatican on Feb. 1. The Vatican announced Saturday that he was in critical condition. (Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press) ...

"I invite the people of God and all people of goodwill to pray for Pope Francis. May the Holy Spirit sustain him and give him ...

The Holy See said he 88-year-old pontiff was still in danger after suffering a "prolonged asthma-like" attack. The pope has ...

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition after a long asthmatic respiratory crisis.

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital following a respiratory crisis that required blood transfusions, with doctors describing his ...