VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis addressed his flock via an audio recording Thursday for the first time since he was admitted last month to the hospital. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your ...

Children bearing yellow and white balloons have gathered outside Rome's Gemelli hospital, offering a poignant greeting to Pope Francis during his fifth Sunday of hospitalisation for double pneumonia.

ROME — Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his ...

Pope Francis gives update from hospital bed after condition described as critical - Pope Francis is fighting pneumonia in both lungs amid fears the infection could spread and cause sepsis ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, but his doctors have recently said he is alert, joking, and continuing to ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...

Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept ...

Pope Francis's recovery from double pneumonia is progressing as he approaches two significant milestones: the 12th anniversary of his election as pope on Thursday, and a near-record hospital stay for ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy ended when he died on April 21, 2025. The worldwide spiritual leader of ...