Pope Francis

Candles with Pope Francis' portrait are set at the feet of a statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome. —AFP pic Planning your holiday getaway? Invest RM100 with Versa & grab RM10 FREE to kickstart your travel fund. Use VERSAMM10 now!…

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VATICAN CITY, Rome — Pope Francis remains in serious but stable condition as he marks a week in the hospital battling pneumonia alongside chronic bronchitis, his medical team reported Friday, February 21, 2025, evening. The 88-year-old pontiff is expected to remain hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for at least another…

ROME — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs — along with bacterial, viral and fungal infections on top of his chronic bronchitis.…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After six days in the hospital, Pope Francis asked that his doctors give a press conference on Friday (Feb. 21) to explain his medical condition. While the doctors said they are optimistic about the pope returning home to the Vatican in the coming weeks, his advanced…

Members of Pope Francis’ medical team at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, on Friday disclosed that the Pope is responding to treatment, but he is not out of danger. The doctors disclosed that the Pope will be in hospital at least another week – but noted that he is joking as much…

ROME — Doctors attending Pope Francis sought to reassure the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics on Friday that “the pope is fine” and “working,” while at the same time warning that the pontiff would probably remain hospitalized for at least another week and remained in significant danger as he fights…

After a week in hospital with severe respiratory issues, Pope Francis, 88, has shown some improvement but is not out of danger, Sergio Alfieri, one of his doctors said in a press conference Friday. “Is he out of danger? No. But if the question is ‘is he in danger of death,’…

Pope Francis is not facing an immediate threat to his life, yet his condition remains a cause for concern, according to his medical team. According to Vatican News, the Pope is not “in danger of death,” but he’s also not fully “out of danger.” Dr Sergio Alfieri, the lead surgeon…

Pope Francis Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, “got up and had breakfast in his armchair”, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after reporting a slight improvement in his condition. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Friday with bronchitis, but it later developed into pneumonia…