The pope has begun working again after he showed slight improvement days after initially being listed in critical condition.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Upon the resignation or death of a pope, a group of clergy members known as the College of Cardinals would be called to ...

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Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies yesterday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospital ...

Pope Francis is in critical condition and is being treated for double pneumonia, but was permitted to return to work from his ...

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Pope Francis developed pneumonia after a recent respiratory infection, according to the Vatican. Pneumonia often can follow a ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests.

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A group of nuns, priests and students from a Catholic university gathered outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Monday to ...

A candle with a portrait of Pope Francis is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 ...