Pope Francis has suffered a serious setback in his two-week battle with double pneumonia. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

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St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace. ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling ...

There’s saintly precedent too for this position. While St. Francis de Sales, the Church, and anyone exercising common sense would agree that a pregnant or nursing woman ought not fast ...

St Francis (c. 1181–1226), the poverello, is one of the most universally loved figures of the past millennium. He chose a life of radical poverty, putting a promising career aside to side with ...