The mass followed a similar service on Tuesday evening at the church of the Argentine community in Rome, reflecting the global concern for Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since 2013

Pope Francis visited Juárez as part of a five-day journey into Mexico. He arrived at the Abraham Gonzalez International Airport in Juárez on Feb. 17, 2016, where he was greeted by about 1,500 young altar servers.

The Argentine pope, a known workaholic who keeps up a grueling pace despite his many ailments, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. It was his fourth hospitalization since his 2013 election and raised questions about his increasingly precarious health.

Holy Family Parish in Louisville became a gathering place for dozens of Catholics, united in prayer for Pope Francis, who is currently hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia.

The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.

Pope Francis did not mention either Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance by name in his letter to American bishops, but took the administration to task for Trump's mass deportation policy. The Pope said the country has the right to defend itself ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. A CT chest scan taken Tuesday

Pope Francis has now been in hospital for 13 days, struggling to overcome double pneumonia. Wednesday morning, the Vatican press office reported the 80 eight-year-old pontiff had had *** tranquil night and was resting.