COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Pope Francis' condition remains critical but stable and he was able to do some work while still in the hospital with double ...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is stable and has not ...