Pope Francis

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican announced in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution. Francis was 88 years old and had recently survived…

Uncertainty surrounds Pope Francis ability to deliver the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World) blessing to tens of thousands of believers in St Peter’s Square. Due to Francis’ health issues, as he recovers from pneumonia, the Mass is expected to be celebrated by a high-ranking…

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…