Who's who at the Vatican? Here's what to know amid Pope Francis health concerns
For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...
As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, a look at who's who at the Vatican
As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...
John Paul II's hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis' so far. Here's a look
Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long ...
On This Day: Pope Benedict XVI steps down
Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body ...
Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says
The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...
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Would Pope Francis resign? Experts say it’s unlikely – but the pontiff often springs surprises
When Benedict XVI ... pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the Vatican ...
Pope Francis is stable but under close watch, Vatican says
Francis had suffered a bronchospasm that resulted in “an episode of vomiting with inhalation” on Friday, causing a sudden ...
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Pope Francis warns of ‘planetary crisis’ in message to Vatican’s Academy for Life
The Vatican academy is holding a meeting of ... Hope, Francis said, quoting Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Spe Salvi, “is linked to a lived union with a ‘people,’ and for each ...
Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised
Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.
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Vatican reports Pope Francis' condition is continuing to improve
Pope Francis ... to gather in Vatican City, his native Argentina and other areas of the world to hold prayer vigils. Francis has been pope since 2013 when his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI ...
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Pope ‘stable’, no repeat of breathing crisis, says Vatican
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis ... following the example set by his predecessor, German theologian Benedict XVI, who quit in 2013. Before his hospitalisation, Francis had repeatedly said it was ...