The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors had to ...

Doctors decided to keep Pope Francis' prognosis guarded and indicated they needed 24 to 48 hours to evaluate how and if the ...

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

Previous Vatican updates indicated that the 88-year-old pontiff has been able to receive the Eucharist, rest, read, and work.

A doctor kneels and makes the sign of the cross before the Blessed Sacrament on Feb. 25, 2025, in the John Paul II Chapel at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being treated for ...

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.

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Pope Francis experienced a bronchial spasm on Friday that caused him to inhale vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican announced, marking a setback in his two-week battle ...

Vatican sources said Pope Francis suffered a breathing crisis in hospital which led to an episode of vomiting with inhalation ...