The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says - The update comes as crowds gather outside the hospital to wish their best to the 88-year-old Catholic leader ...

Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday from the hospital where he has spent more than a month being treated for double pneumonia, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the ...

Pope Francis is in a stable condition as he fights double pneumonia in hospital for the 17th day, and is resting having had a peaceful night, the Vatican said on Sunday.

In the weeks following the death of Pope Francis in April 2025, a wide variety of videos alleging to showcase the pontiff's heartwarming relationship with his dog circulated on the internet.

What is the legacy of Catholic-Muslim dialogue that Francis leaves? Pope Francis greets then-Cardinal Robert Prevost during a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023.

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following the death of a pope. The tradition of a “conclave bonus” was halted by ...

(The Conversation) — Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may continue that legacy.

Were you to have asked Pope Francis to name his favorite book, he would probably have said the Bible. Asked for his favorite novel, however, he might have mentioned a dystopian thriller in which ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had a quiet night, the Vatican said Wednesday, amid hopes the 88-year-old might be able to return home soon, after almost four weeks in hospital with pneumonia.

The late Pope Francis spent much of his final few months, including a good portion of the 38 days on his near deathbed at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, issuing alarms on the fast-declining state of ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps ...