VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome in February 2025, where he battled multiple health issues. Get the latest ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required ...

The Pope is suffering from kidney failure, pneumonia and an infection in both lungs after he was admitted to Rome's Gemelli ...

Pope Francis showed modest improvement in laboratory tests on Monday and resumed select work activities, the Vatican reported ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...

Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement' Pope Francis' "critical clinical condition" has shown a "slight improvement," the Vatican said on Monday, as the 88-year-old pontiff remains hospitalized ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...

Pope Francis shows slight improvement in laboratory tests, resumes work including calling parish in Gaza.