A Vatican statement said doctors decided to keep Francis’s prognosis guarded, meaning he is not out of danger.

Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state ... Faithful in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles pray after midday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Monday, Feb. 24. Archbishop Gomez celebrated the Mass and spoke to local media afterward.

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably throughout the night into Tuesday, but he remained in critical condition.

The Vatican said Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work.

In Argentina, the Buenos Aires Archdiocese scheduled a Mass Monday night for the ... of the people of God" and that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, will lead the rosary ...

The Vatican shared an update on Pope Francis' health, confirming stability after 16 days in hospital for pneumonia. The Pontiff remains on oxygen but is improving.

The Holy See Press Office announces a recitation of the Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square at 9 p.m. led on Monday by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Vatican announced an evening rosary for the Holy Father's health, starting Monday, in St. Peter's Square.