The 88-year-old pope is expected to delegate the reading of Easter Mass to a cardinal. Francis is recovering from double pneumonia, which left him fighting for his life in the hospital for a month.

The Vatican is set to mark Easter Sunday, the highlight of the Christian calendar, with a large Mass at St Peter's in Rome.

Community members say Gov. Maura Healey’s pause on closing a state-owned children’s rehab hospital in Canton doesn’t appear ...