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 ...
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.
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 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 ...
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 showing weakness.
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, ...
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 ...
Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia
The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...
Pope Francis advisers say he’ll recover from pneumonia and a ‘new stage’ is opening for him
Two of Pope Francis’ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his ...
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 ...
Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves
Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help ...