Catholics from across Argentina have flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of native son Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history.

Catholic faithful in Argentina have been praying for Pope Francis' recovery. The pontiff, 88, who is from Argentina, remained in a critical condition on Sunday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection,

Catholics across Argentina gather to pray for Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, as he battles a serious lung infection in Rome.

A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down U.S. health insurance executive Brian Thompson in December, told a judge Friday that her client was illegally searched during his arrest and she would seek to exclude that evidence from his trial on state murder and terrorism charges.

Pope Francis' health remains in "critical" condition, according to the Vatican on Sunday, as an "initial, mild kidney failure" was detected in the 88-year-old during blood tests. Unlike the day before,

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert.

Catholics across Argentina gathered in churches, praying for Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition with a lung infection in Rome. The first Latin American pontiff, deeply cherished in his homeland,

Rome – Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.