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

On Saturday morning, February 22, the Vatican announced that the Holy Father « rested well last night » but remained in a « critical » condition and « was not out of danger ...

Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office, reported in the morning on the state of health of the Holy Father (88 years old), hospitalized the day before for a respiratory tract ...

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

On Monday evening, February 24, 2025, the Holy See updated Pope Francis on his health. No new respiratory crisis has occurred, the oxygen flow has been reduced slightly, and the results of the tests ...

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected by Cardinals, not Francis.

Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

A CT chest scan taken Tuesday evening showed the "normal evolution" of an infection as it is being treated. Blood tests have confirmed an improvement, according to the Vatican's update. The slight ...

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the ...