The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests.

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ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the ...

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...

Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for 10 days now, is critical with mild signs of kidney failure. There is growing ...