Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said on Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

Pope Francisis "slightly improving" and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican said on Thursday, in the latest sign of ...

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

A worsening respiratory infection has forced the 88-year-old pontiff to interrupt his busy schedule.

ROME -- Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis will remain hospitalized and will continue treatment for a respiratory infection, according to a Reuters report citing a Vatican spokesperson. Diagnostic tests apparently indicated ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

Pope Francis slept well during a first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said Saturday. The 88-year-old pontiff ate breakfast Saturday ...

As of Feb. 15, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. Pope Francis “rested all night” and presented “no febrile episodes,” the Vatican says as the Holy Father continues to recover from bronchitis at Rome’s ...

LONDON and ROME -- As Pope Francis continued to show "some" improvement in his lab tests, the pontiff remained hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection on Sunday, according to the Vatican.