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 ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted with a severe respiratory infection.

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring noninvasive ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis ... Francis, leader of the world’s almost 1.4 billion Catholics, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Feb 14 with bronchitis, but it soon developed into ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis's condition was continuing ... the critical condition of the Argentine pope, who was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb 14. As pilgrims and other well-wishers ...