Pope Francis

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…

The Pope is stable in hospital with a slight fever after he was admitted for bronchitis treatment, the Vatican has said. After daily audiences he was taken to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, the Vatican said in a short statement on Friday morning. "Pope Francis will be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli…

Pope Francis condemned President Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation policy in a letter to American Catholic bishops this week, where the Holy Father also warned that the campaign promise would “end badly.” “The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a letter to U.S. Bishops published on Tuesday (Feb. 11), Pope Francis seemed to criticize recent comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, who accused Democrats of prioritizing the needs of migrants over those of US citizens, citing the Catholic concept of “ordo…

Pope Francis described attacks on immigrants from right-wing politicians as ungodly behavior that would "end badly" Published February 11, 2025 10:54AM (EST) Pope Francis holds his homily during the weekly General Audience at the Paul VI Hall on January 17, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Pope Francis gives a blessing as he leads Holy Mass for Jubilee of the armed forces, police and security personnel in St. Peter's Square, at…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants , warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.” Francis took the remarkable step of…