Members of London's Catholic community say they're praying in solidarity for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pontiff is still in hospital where he remains in critical condition on Sunday.

LONDON — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is

LONDON — Vatican officials said late Tuesday that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery. The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.

The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier over the Catholic Church's botched investment in a high-end London property, a judge ruled on Friday following a trial at which a senior aide to Pope Francis gave evidence.

LONDON — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a ''polymicrobial respiratory tract infection,

The second half of the 2024/25 campaign is now well underway, but sadly for those fans who allow themselves to get very irritated by the plethora of dirge that gets peddled and recycled in the media

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new bishops.

The pope, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis's condition remains "critical but stable," Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday.

United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work on Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. That is, how to spend what's been pledged so far - and how to raise a lot more to help preserve plant and animal life on Earth.

The best stretches are just north of the Tower of London (by Tower Hill tube station) and in Noble Street and Wallside where the Roman army had its fortress. The surviving segments are impressive, a very English mix of Roman and mediaeval rubble propped up by London stock bricks from Victorian foundations.

United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year, resumed its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda.

Rome's public transport system has long been criticised for its inefficiency. The situation has been further strained by the Catholic Holy Year. The special event, typically held every 25 years, is is expected to draw up to 32 million tourists to the city.