Pope Francis

Pope Francis led Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square and thanked those who prayed for him during his hospitalization. The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday with breathing difficulties and was diagnosed with bronchitis. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined Anne-Marie Green on…

Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take better care of the poor, the lonely and the infirm. Thousands of people waved palm and olive branches as Francis was driven into St.…

/ Europe Issued on: 02/04/2023 - 17:13 03:24 Pope Francis blesses the crowd of faithful at the end of the Palm Sunday's mass he celebrated in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on April 2, 2023. © Andrew Medichini, AP Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his…

Devotees attended morning mass across the Philippines as a hoarse-voiced pontiff presided over Mass in St Peter’s Square, Rome the day after leaving hospital with bronchitis...Read More

 People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raise palm fronds after a Palm Sunday mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David ANTIPOLO, Philippines, April 2 (Reuters) - Thousands…

Pope Francis has been released from a hospital in Rome, Italy after a short stay and treatment for what turned out to be bronchitis. The pontiff said he will be in St. Peter's Square tomorrow to mark the start of Holy Week. Chris Livesay reports from Rome. Read More

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic after reportedly having breathing difficulties following his weekly public audience. The pontiff…

ROME — A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away that he’s “still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St. Peter’s Square after reportedly…

(RNS) — It is not new for Catholics to wield the authority of pope as a weapon against their perceived ideological opponents — as long as the pope is in their corner. For decades the Catholic right referred to the positions of Popes St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI;…

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has bronchitis but is showing a "marked improvement" after being treated with antibiotics and could be discharged from hospital "in the coming days", medical staff said Thursday. The update, in a statement from the Vatican, came as the 86-year-old prepared to spend a second night…