People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the pope’s health.

Catholics in Rome gathered to pray outside the hospital where Pope Francis is being treated and remains in a 'critical' condition.

This was the first and only time a pope visited the Alamo City, drawing an estimated 350,000 people to his outdoor Mass at Westover Hills.

Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said Feb. 25. The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis.

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that the Vatican had cancelled a meeting between Pius XI and “the Indian nationalist leader” because the Pope thought he might be criticized “if he received the visitor in his usual scanty clothing.

The Vatican said ailing Pope Francis had a peaceful night in the hospital and was up and sitting in an armchair on Wednesday receiving therapy.

(AP video: Paolo Lucariello, Trisha Thomas) A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis ...

Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out of danger.

A singer and a trumpeter performed a serenade of Ave Maria below Pope Francis' windows at Rome's Gemelli Hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia. The impromptu performance took place before a statue of John Paul II where the faithful have been leaving messages,

Despite critical condition, Pope Francis continues Vatican duties from hospital, as faithful gather to pray for his recovery.

Spanish pilgrims gather outside Pope's hospital in Rome to show their support. The group of 50 Catholics, accompanied by the Bishop of Minorca, Gerardo Villalonga, prayed in front of the statue of Pope John Paul II.