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 ...

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

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

The 88-year-old pope remained conscious and alert at all times and cooperated with the maneuvers to help him recover.

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...

Although this is Francis' fourth stay at Rome's Gemelli hospital as pope ... to take on a role akin to being the governor of Vatican City. The pope had previously mentioned his plans and Raffaella ...

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 ...