Pope Francis

Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, showing slight improvement, alert and eating breakfast, Vatican confirms.

Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs, and is expected to remain in the hospital as he battles the infection.

Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed after a peaceful night, the Holy See spokesperson said Thursday.

Doctors on Tuesday diagnosed pneumonia in both lungs, on top of a polymicrobial infection in his respiratory tract, meaning a combination of bacteria, viral and ...

Matteo Bruni, The Vatican spokesperson, provided an update after confirming on Wednesday that new blood tests had shown slight improvement in some of ...

Pope Francis' medical condition has stabilized after nearly one week of medical treatment since being admitted into Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14.

Pope Francishas shown a "slight improvement", is alert and got out of bed to eat breakfast on Thursday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff spent his seventh ...

Cardinal Nichols has written to the Pope to assure him of the prayerful support of Catholics in England and Wales as he battles ill health.

Votive candles and flowers are seen at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 19, 2025, where Pope Francis is being ...

Since Feb. 14, the Holy Father has undergone a series of diagnostic tests and complex cortisone antibiotic treatments for bronchitis, respiratory infections, ...

UConn Health experts say vaccinations – not just pneumococcal – are key to avoiding serious illness.

ROME (AP) — Pope ...

Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis' double pneumonia diagnosis and whether the U.S. and the Vatican can find any common ground on key policy issues.

A communiqué issued by the Holy See Press Office to journalists says Pope Francis' health shows a slight improvement, and that during the day he ...

Pope Francis became Pope in 2013, shortly after Benedict XVI's resignation. Since, he's met with millions of Catholics and notorious people from all over ...

The pontiff had breakfast in an armchair before working with aides, according to officials, as a cardinal said "everything is possible" when discussing what ...

Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital last week with bronchitis, which then developed into double pneumonia. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said ...

Pope Francis, in hospital for double pneumonia, is improving slightly, has no fever, and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican said on Thursday.

In a statement, the Holy See said the pontiff's haemodynamic parameters are stable and that he is able to breathe independently.

Some cardinals have answered the question — will he resign? — as he continues fighting pneumonia in hospital.

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the management, staff and patients of Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of ...

The Vatican has given another update on the Pope's health, saying he had a good night and got up and had breakfast. Francis has now been at the Gemelli ...

The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after bronchitis worsened and was later diagnosed with a complex respiratory infection involving bacteria, ...

The Jubilee of Deacons is taking place in Rome, February 21–23,without Pope Francis, still hospitalized. The permanent diaconate has remained largely ...

A cardinal suggests some circumstances under which Pope Francis, who has spent a week in hospital, might choose to retire. But he stresses the pontiff has a ...

Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital last Friday with bronchitis, but it later developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking widespread alarm.

Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Gregg M. Caggianelli as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Bishop-elect Caggianelli is ...

The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis' doctors delivered their first in-person ...

Pope Francis hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchitis, doctors say condition not life-threatening but still dangerous.

Across Rome, local Catholics are offering Masses and special prayers for Pope Francis' health.

I started reading Pope Francis' recently released “Hope: The Autobiography” on February 13; the next day he was admitted to the hospital with a respiratory ...

The pontiff is responding to drug therapy and sepsis has not been detected, doctors say.

Francis, 88, was stable but “the chronic illness remains”, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Rome's Gemelli university hospital, told reporters on Friday. “ ...

The Pope was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital on 14 February and is being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately ...

The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis.

During a Vatican press conference at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, both Dr. Sergio Alfieri, head of Gemelli Hospital's medical team, and Dr. Luigi Carbone, the ...

At the hospital, he was diagnosed with double pneumonia and a complex bacterial, viral and fungal infection, and doctors placed Francis on a strengthened drug ...

Outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome stands a large statue of one of its most famous patients, Pope John Paul II. Made of white Carrara marble, ...