VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome in February 2025, where he battled multiple health issues. Get the latest ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required ...

Pope Francis showed modest improvement in laboratory tests on Monday and resumed select work activities, the Vatican reported ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...

Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement' Pope Francis' "critical clinical condition" has shown a "slight improvement," the Vatican said on Monday, as the 88-year-old pontiff remains hospitalized ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

Pope Francis shows slight improvement in laboratory tests, resumes work including calling parish in Gaza.

The pope has begun working again after he showed slight improvement days after initially being listed in critical condition.

Pope Francis is still receiving supplemental oxygen, and the Vatican said he received the Eucharist Monday morning and resumed working in the afternoon.