Pope Francis

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began. The Vatican’s evening bulletin was more upbeat…

Pope Francis is resting after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospital admission for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the Vatican said. The one-line statement did not say if Francis, 88, had woken up. “The night passed well, the…

Pope Francis is in good spirits, eating normally and continuing to receive treatment, Vatican sources have said. Earlier on Monday morning, the Vatican issued a short statement saying the pontiff was "resting" in hospital and the night "went well". The updates on his health follow a statement on Sunday in…

John Lithgow credits the timeliness of his latest film,  Conclave, with why audiences have resonated with it. He and his castmates Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto received the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award from the Screen Actors Guild earlier this evening. “We shot this…

February 23, 2025 @ 8:55 PM The cast of “Conclave” celebrated their ensemble win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, but acknowledged the real-life parallels to the movie — which chronicles the secret process of electing a pope — amid Pope Francis’ current health crisis. “We are very,…

Pope Francis asks an aide to read the speech on his behalf as he holds the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, February 12, 2025. — Reuters VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Sunday that Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition…

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ROME -- Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday, February 23, 2025, and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection. In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t…

"He received two units of concentrated red blood cells with benefit, and his hemoglobin levels have risen," the statement said. Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome as he continues treatment for bilateral pneumonia. Vatican officials confirmed Sunday that the 88-year-old pope is also experiencing early-stage…

Pope Francis officially inaugurates the 2025 Jubilee Year with the solemn opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. File Photo by Spaziani/UPI | License Photo Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The press office for the Vatican said Sunday that Pope…