The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or ...

The crises were a new setback in what has become a more than two-week battle by the frail pope to overcome a complex respiratory infection. The Vatican said the mucus that had accumulated in Francis's ...

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a ...

Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery ...

Pope Francis, who suffered two respiratory crises on Monday as he battles double pneumonia, has stabilised and no longer ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, the Vatican said.

Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery ...

Pope Francis has not been seen in public since entering the hospital, his longest absence from view since his papacy started in March 2013.

The Vatican said Pope Francis has the "onset of bilateral pneumonia," and that tests, a chest X-ray and the pope's clinical ...