Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

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Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

Pope Francis was well enough Tuesday to meet with his No. 2 to approve new decrees for possible saints, even while still hospitalized in critical but stable condition for double pneumonia and ...

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The Vatican press office said Cardinal Parolin will lead a rosary for the pontiff in St. Peter's Square at 9 p.m. local time.

Pope Francis has also written a letter of resignation, to be invoked if he became medically incapacitated.