Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis had breakfast on his seventh day in hospital, the Vatican said on Thursday in its latest update on his...Read More

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Pope Francis’ bloodwork shows “slight improvement” after six days of antibiotic treatment for pneumonia in both lungs at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, according to a Vatican statement on Wednesday (Feb. 19). Earlier in the day, the Vatican spokesperson told journalists that the pope was occasionally…

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, is in a stable condition and has shown "slight improvement" in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff is undergoing treatment at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on 14 February after struggling with breathing difficulties for several…

By Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company between 2017 and 2019, before spending several years as a senior video journalist on the social news team at The Wall Street Journal,…

Image Credit: Getty Images Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome, Italy, in February 2025 to combat an illness, sparking concern around the world over his health. Since the pope has battled a number of ailments over the years, his supporters are looking for an update on his…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in recent days and Monday…

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis followed Feb 16 mass and his traditional Angelus weekly prayer on television in a Rome hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for bronchitis. The Argentine pope was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb 14 for the latest respiratory infection, influenza or bronchitis, he…

World Pope Francis, 88, read the newspapers and had breakfast on Sunday after a second night sleeping well at the hospital where he is being treated for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said. Doctors order 'absolute rest' to recover from respiratory tract infection The Associated Press · Posted: Feb…

Pope Francis is rattling the Trump administration this week with a letter to the U.S. bishops regarding the president’s mass deportation policies. Calling them a “violation of the dignity of many men and women and entire families,” the letter upset President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, who, when asked…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said. It was the latest setback to the 88-year-old’s pontiff’s health that forced him to cancel his agenda through Monday at least. Francis…