This picture released by the Vatican Press Office shows Pope Francis concelebrating a mass inside his private chapel at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Vatican Press Office, Via AP) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is registering new slight improvements in...
Britain's King Charles III waves as he arrives for a visit to University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital with the Vatican expected to issue the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer as a written text for the fifth straight week. The pope typically delivers the Angelus from a window overlooking St....
Pope Francis (AP/File) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ' recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, two days after doctors declared he's no longer in imminent danger of death. The latest medical bulletin said the pope's condition remained...
People pray next to the statue of Pope John Paul II, outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia, in Rome, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They...
Catholic nuns arrive for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ROME (AP) — Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But his doctors have decided to keep his prognosis as guarded, meaning that he’s not out of danger yet. Candles and...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, in stable condition and resuming his therapies after giving the world a tangible indication of just how frail and sick he is. The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope had a good night’s rest and...
Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message from Pope Francis during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his...
Girls, with ashes on their foreheads, pray during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital...
Mexican painter Roberto Marquez places a painting of Pope Francis he made outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday,...
CLINICAL MATTERS Following the death of Barbie Hsu from influenza-related pneumonia, another high-profile person has recently been diagnosed with pneumonia. Pope Francis has been reported to be in critical condition with “double pneumonia,” with the possibility of sepsis. What do these terms...
