Pope Francis (88) has sent his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago.

Pope Francis, who is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers on Sunday as he ...

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here," Francis ...

Pope Francis had a good night and continues to rest, as he battles pneumonia in hospital. The Vatican said in a statement: “The night passed quietly; the Pope is resting.” The Holy Father’s clinical ...

The recording was played at the start of the evening Rosary prayer in St Peter's Square, where worshippers broke into ...

Pope Francis reached three weeks in the hospital in Rome, the longest stay of his 12-year papacy. Francis is undergoing ...

Pope Francis's message was played before the evening rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square, which has been held every night in his honour since taking ill, and he thanked people for their support ...

Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...