Pope Francis

Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, two weeks after he finished a recent hospital stay. Vatican News reported that official appearances were not on the Pope’s schedule for Sunday, but he went to St. Peter’s Square at the end of a Mass centered on…

Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since being released from the hospital two weeks ago, where he was treated for double pneumonia. The pontiff entered St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair to greet cheering crowds. The 88-years-old has endured five weeks of treatment in…

Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in public since leaving hospital two weeks ago. Francis greeted crowds at the Vatican and seemed to be in good spirits. He was seated in a…

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick speaks during a memorial service in South Bend, Ind., on March 4, 2015. The once-powerful Catholic cardinal, who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died at age 94. Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP…

WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, died Friday, according to Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy. McCarrick was 94. The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican…

ROME -- Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday, March 1, 2025, a day after a respiratory crisis during his battle with double pneumonia, the Vatican said. He spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive mechanical ventilation he initially needed in a sign that his lung function was…

“The Holy Father, this afternoon, after a morning spent alternating between respiratory physiotherapy and prayer in the chapel, experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm." Pope Francis’ health condition has worsened as he continues to be in critical condition following a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis,” suffering an incident that caused him…

Pope Francis’s condition has remained stable, the Vatican said Saturday evening, but it cautioned that his prognosis “remains guarded.” The Vatican said in a statement that the Pope has received “non-invasive mechanical ventilation and long periods of high-flow oxygen therapy, consistently maintaining a good response to gas exchange.” Francis does…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis suffered a respiratory spasm that led to a sudden worsening of his condition, doctors said on Friday (Feb. 28), after two days of improved reports on the pope’s health. The setback comes on the eve of two full weeks of hospitalization and casts uncertainty…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After recent public sparring with Pope Francis and U.S. bishops, Vice President JD Vance struck a more conciliatory tone at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday (Feb. 28), seeking to alleviate tensions with the Catholic hierarchy while stopping short of abandoning views or policy positions that…