The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Though some blood tests showed "initial, mild, kidney failure," doctors said it was under control. "The complexity of the ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, Vatican says - Pope Francis, 88, continues to battle ...

“Pope Francis is touched by the numerous messages of affection and closeness that he continues to receive in these hours,” ...

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The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...

The pontiff's condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office says in a statement issued Sunday evening.

The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions ...

The Vatican did not provide further details about the condition of the pope, who has been in the hospital for more than a week.

Francis, 88, is in critical condition at a Rome hospital with a complex lung infection. The Vatican said he was "alert and ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Doctors revealed Sunday that blood tests for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who has been hospitalized since ...