Pope Francis

As Pope Francis’ failing health shows a slight improvement, according to the Vatican, we spoke to Massachusetts General Hospital geriatric medicine expert Dr. Matthew Russell about what the kind of treatment the pontiff is getting may mean....

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The pope remains hospitalized Monday amid serious concerns for his health.

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Pope Francis remains in critical condition Monday morning, but is alert and responsive, according to the Vatican.

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The eyes and hearts of more than a billion Catholics around the world, including in Greater Boston, are turned to the Vatican as Pope Francis continues to battle serious health issues.

Catholics in Boston are sharing thoughts and prayers for Pope Francis after the pontiff had an asthmatic respiratory crisis Saturday morning amid a bout of poor health.

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Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.”

Pope Francis recalled the extermination of millions of Jews in calling Wednesday for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified.

In his New Year’s Day message, Pope Francis offered prayers for victims of conflicts around the world.

Pope Francis has urged Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality.

The Vatican issued a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it

Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary Major, not in the grottoes of the Vatican like other popes.

Pope Francis has presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican. But the pontiff said that he’s still unwell and he asked an aide to read his remarks for him on Wednesday, a day after canceling an overseas trip.

Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. The announcement marked the second time the pope’s frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip.

Pope Francis hosted a special lunch for more than 1,000 poor people to mark the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor. Among his guests Sunday were a community of trans women.

Pope Francis met with European rabbis on Monday and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech he declined to read, saying he wasn’t feeling well.

Pope Francis is opening a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles.

The ceremony took place days before Francis opens a big meeting of bishops and lay Catholics on charting the church’s future, where issues such as women’s roles in the church, LGBTQ+ Catholics and priestly celibacy are up for discussion.

Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty.