Faithful and visitors at the Vatican's Saint Peter's Square were concerned on Friday following news of an "isolated breathing ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

The setback comes on the eve of two full weeks of hospitalization and casts uncertainty on the pope's recovery.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...