Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of ...

The Vatican announced on Feb. 24 that cardinals in Rome would lead a nightly Rosary for Pope Francis with Vatican Secretary ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3 ...

Pope Francis thanked supporters for their daily prayers in a brief audio message that was played during evening rosary ...

The pope's health was the prime focus of the Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United ...

For the first time since being admitted to hospital three weeks ago, Pope Francis has addressed the faithful in an audio ...

As worshipers entered the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast Washington for the noon ...

In an audio recording from the hospital, which was taped earlier on Thursday, the pope thanked Catholics for their prayers.

olive tree wood from the Holy Land or cheap, even gaudy plastic. Repetitive prayer exists across multiple faiths. For Catholics, the rosary consists of reciting one “Our father” and ten ...