St. Francis in Assisi, St. Peter in Rome, and St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo. A group of Polish pilgrims prays for Pope Francis as he marks one week in the hospital in Rome on ...
Hospital staff commemorated the occasion by presenting the 88-year-old Pope with a cake decorated with candles.
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
Francis’ hospitalization has come as the Vatican is marking its Holy Year that is drawing pilgrims to Rome from all over. They are walking through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica and also making ...
ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.
Pope Francis, recovering from double pneumonia, faced a setback requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation after inhaling vomit. Although his condition has been alarming, he remains alert. His ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Riad Zaheda reads a book in his room, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Hasan ...