Pope’s work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.
Pope’s willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world
Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...
A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...
Pope Francis to be released from hospital Sunday after 5 weeks fighting life-threatening pneumonia
Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors have said, after 38 days battling a life-threatening ...
Doctor cites the pope’s ‘surprising improvement’ after surviving life-threatening crises
The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...
Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following pope Francis’ approval
Blessed María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female Catholic saint. Pope Francis paved the way Monday ...
Pope Francis’ doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after serious breathing crisis
Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...
Timeline of Pope Francis’ longest hospital stay as he returns home to Vatican
Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of ...
Hallelujah! A day to celebrate the Pope’s release from the hospital — and his beloved gelato
Hallelujah!” That’s what countless Catholics exclaimed as Pope Francis left the hospital after more than a month fighting ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Pope Francis
Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he ...
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Pope Francis advisers say he’ll recover from pneumonia and a ‘new stage’ is opening for him
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cardinal Victor Fernandez poses for photographers with a copy of a ...
Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis
María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female saint. Pope Francis paved the way after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles, founder of the Congregation of ...