Doctors said the pope’s condition remains stable and he has not had any further respiratory insufficiencies since Monday.

The pope's audio greeting was broadcast before the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer in St. Peter's Square. View on ...

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic ...

Francis sent a short, two-line recorded message made at Rome's Gemelli ... "I accompany you from here. May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you." The pope has shared written ...

In an audio recording from the hospital, which was taped earlier on Thursday, the pope thanked Catholics for their prayers.

A recorded message of thanks from Pope Francis for prayers for his recovery was broadcast in St Peter’s Square on Thursday evening.

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

Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded Thursday from ... the hushed square. “May God bless you and the Virgin protect you.