St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with ...

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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, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...

Pope Francis's condition was stable on Wednesday (Mar 5) as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long ...

Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital ...

The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of ...

Pope Francis rested well during the night and woke up shortly after 8 am (local time) on Wednesday at Gemelli Hospital in ...