But he remains alert and “well-oriented,” and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.
March 30 , 2025 – 06:46 PM
Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a “time of healing.”
March 30 , 2025 – 04:40 AM
Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican, said the pontiff’s doctor.
March 28 , 2025 – 05:10 AM
Pope Francis has approved the elevation of Sta
March 25 , 2025 – 08:43 PM
Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment.
March 23 , 2025 – 09:23 PM
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks being treated for breathing difficulties.
March 23 , 2025 – 07:45 PM
Pope Francis thanked the faithful from a balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital Sunday, the first time he has been seen in public since his admission on February 14.
March 23 , 2025 – 04:12 AM
Pope Francis is to leave hospital on Sunday and return to his Vatican residence, where he is to spend “at least two months” recovering.
March 22 , 2025 – 07:07 PM
Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli hospital
March 20 , 2025 – 05:48 AM
Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said, adding that the 88-year-old’s clinical condition was “improving”.
March 19 , 2025 – 05:01 AM
Pope Francis did not need to use an oxygen mask overnight as the 88-year-old’s condition gradually improves, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
March 18 , 2025 – 06:00 PM
Pope Francis called for an end to war and urged reflection in a letter published by Italy’s newspaper of record.
March 18 , 2025 – 09:50 AM
Britain’s King Charles III’s planned state visit to the Vatican in early April will go ahead despite Pope Francis’s hospitalization for pneumonia.
March 18 , 2025 – 06:42 AM
Pope Francis is spending short moments breathing on his own, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after his photo in hospital was published.
March 17 , 2025 – 03:25 AM
The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis in more than a month, showing the pontiff in a three-quarter view from behind.
March 16 , 2025 – 08:11 PM
Pope Francis acknowledged on Sunday being fragile and “facing a period of trial”, as he thanked well-wishers for prayers in a message from the hospital.
March 16 , 2025 – 05:54 AM
Pope Francis entered the 5th week of hospital treatment Saturday very much looking ahead as he worked on a signature priority of his papacy.
March 14 , 2025 – 06:56 PM
Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history.
March 13 , 2025 – 02:44 PM
Pope Francis marks 12 years as Catholic Church head, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital, though concerns remain about his health and future.
March 13 , 2025 – 10:25 AM
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, is stable and talk has turned to when he might go home.
March 13 , 2025 – 06:12 AM
Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, the Vatican said.
March 12 , 2025 – 04:09 PM
Pope Francis had a quiet night, the Vatican said Wednesday, amid hopes the 88-year-old might be able to return home soon.
March 11 , 2025 – 04:18 PM
Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death.
March 11 , 2025 – 04:10 PM
ROME — Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death, and personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own battle with pneumonia
March 11 , 2025 – 09:29 AM
Pope Francis’s condition is improving and doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican said Monday.
March 11 , 2025 – 06:02 AM
Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized.
March 10 , 2025 – 04:07 AM
Pope Francis thanked volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his treatment for double pneumonia.
March 9 , 2025 – 03:58 PM
Pope Francis passed a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was responding well to treatment for pneumonia.
March 9 , 2025 – 05:12 AM
Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days.
March 8 , 2025 – 04:21 PM
Pope Francis spent a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Saturday, as the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church battles pneumonia.
March 8 , 2025 – 03:08 AM
Pope Francis’s condition remained stable but complex on Friday as he battles pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said.
March 7 , 2025 – 04:04 PM
Pope Francis spent a “calm night” as he marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday.
March 7 , 2025 – 04:58 AM
Pope Francis recorded and released an audio message on Thursday thanking those who have been praying for his recovery.
March 7 , 2025 – 03:20 AM
Ailing Pope Francis’s condition is “stable” and he has not suffered a fresh breathing crisis, the Vatican said Thursday.
March 6 , 2025 – 03:53 PM
Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.
March 6 , 2025 – 03:10 PM
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s to pray the rosary for him.
March 6 , 2025 – 05:25 AM
Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite on Wednesday, the Vatican said.
March 5 , 2025 – 04:04 PM
Pope Francis was resting Wednesday after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
March 5 , 2025 – 02:15 PM
As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St. Francis.
March 5 , 2025 – 05:17 AM
Pope Francis passed a calm day in hospital Tuesday with no repeat of the previous day’s respiratory crises, the Vatican said.
March 4 , 2025 – 04:10 PM
Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia.
March 4 , 2025 – 09:48 AM
Pope Francis, 88, has been in hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure”.
March 4 , 2025 – 03:43 AM
Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
March 3 , 2025 – 05:40 AM
Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation Sunday, the Vatican said.
March 2 , 2025 – 09:47 PM
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for more than two weeks with double pneumonia, spent a “calm night,” the Vatican said on Sunday.
March 2 , 2025 – 08:41 PM
Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with double pneumonia, on Sunday thanked believers around the world for their “support” and “affection.”
March 2 , 2025 – 04:11 PM
Pope Francis was in stable condition and resting on Sunday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia.
March 2 , 2025 – 05:32 AM
There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche.
March 2 , 2025 – 05:11 AM
Pope Francis is in a “stable” condition, with no repeat of the previous day’s breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday.
March 1 , 2025 – 06:43 PM
Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors
March 1 , 2025 – 02:49 AM
Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
February 28 , 2025 – 08:52 PM
Pope Francis’s condition is not currently critical, a Vatican source said Friday, after a series of clinical improvements for the 88-year-old pontiff
February 28 , 2025 – 02:45 AM
Pope Francis’s condition was continuing to improve, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked two weeks in hospital
February 27 , 2025 – 04:44 PM
As Pope Francis is in critical condition, the father of a young Filipino volunteer who died in an accident after the Papal Mass in Tacloban City in 2015 said “we should be his strength now.”
February 27 , 2025 – 03:55 PM
Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said, after revealing the 88-year-old’s condition was slightly improving.
February 27 , 2025 – 07:04 AM
Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded.
February 27 , 2025 – 05:10 AM
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization, led a prayer service for Pope Francis at St
February 26 , 2025 – 03:52 PM
A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, passed a peaceful night, the Vatican said in its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff.
February 26 , 2025 – 12:01 PM
Archbishop John Du of Palo, Leyte, has called on the faithful to pray for the immediate recovery of Pope Francis.
February 26 , 2025 – 11:15 AM
House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has called out people behind misinformation and disinformation about Pope Francis’ health.
February 26 , 2025 – 04:54 AM
Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new respiratory crises.
February 25 , 2025 – 09:00 PM
Pope Francis has approved the canonization of two new saints from his hospital bed, the Vatican revealed on Tuesday.
February 25 , 2025 – 06:19 PM
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering.
February 25 , 2025 – 09:48 AM
Hundreds of Argentines attended a special mass Monday for their countryman Pope Francis, hospitalized in a critical condition with pneumonia in Rome.
February 25 , 2025 – 05:40 AM
A Rome-based Filipino priest has urged the public to avoid spreading false and unverified information about Pope Francis.
February 25 , 2025 – 05:13 AM
Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing a “slight improvement”, the Vatican said.
February 24 , 2025 – 03:44 PM
Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection.
February 24 , 2025 – 02:13 PM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed sadness over Pope Francis’ health condition, saying the country stands united with the world in praying for his recovery.
February 24 , 2025 – 11:03 AM
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious.
February 24 , 2025 – 09:35 AM
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on Sunday called on the faithful to pray for Pope Francis who remains in critical condition.
February 24 , 2025 – 04:45 AM
CBCP asked the public to keep praying for Pope Francis who remains in “critical condition” at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
February 24 , 2025 – 03:27 AM
Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and “well-oriented.”
February 23 , 2025 – 07:38 PM
Pope Francis expressed confidence in his treatment Sunday in a message published in place of his weekly Angelus prayer.
February 23 , 2025 – 03:36 PM
Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, the morning after revealing the 88-year-old was in a “critical” condition.
February 23 , 2025 – 08:22 AM
People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis as the Vatican reported on Saturday the Argentina-born pontiff was in critical condition in a Rome hospital.
February 23 , 2025 – 05:13 AM
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisi.
February 22 , 2025 – 02:02 AM
Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as he spent 1 week in hospital
February 21 , 2025 – 05:50 AM
Leaders of the Catholic Church are asking the Filipino faithful to pray for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis.
February 21 , 2025 – 01:34 AM
Pope Francis spent his seventh day in hospital on Thursday, where he is being treated for pneumonia, as cardinals expressed concern.
February 20 , 2025 – 04:19 PM
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula is inviting Catholics to join the “Holy Hour” on Friday at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros
February 20 , 2025 – 08:44 AM
Pope Francis’s blood tests show a “slight improvement” as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday.
February 19 , 2025 – 08:08 PM
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for community prayers for the healing of Pope Francis who is hospitalized due to pneumonia.
February 19 , 2025 – 08:14 AM
Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday.
February 18 , 2025 – 02:35 PM
Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.”
February 17 , 2025 – 09:15 PM
Pope Francis, hospitalized for bronchitis four days ago, faces a “complex clinical picture”, the Vatican said on Monday.
February 16 , 2025 – 05:32 AM
Pope Francis’s respiratory infection is showing some signs of improvement, but the won’t ead his weekly Angelus prayer following Sunday mass,
February 16 , 2025 – 01:07 AM
Pope Francis spent a “peaceful night” in the hospital as his tests and treatment for bronchitis continue – Vatican
February 15 , 2025 – 01:40 AM
Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems.
