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The Vatican says a chest scan has confirmed improvements in Pope Francis' condition in his fourth week in the hospital for ...

Pope Francis’s condition has remained stable, the Vatican said Saturday evening, but it cautioned that his prognosis “remains guarded.” The Vatican said in a statement that the Pope has ...

ROME — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming ...

St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican is seen at dusk across the river Tiber in Rome, Italy Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP) ROME — Pope Francis ...

Also read: Pope Francis' friends around Rome pray for him as he fights pneumonia Francis is continuing to receive respiratory physiotherapy, the statement said. It was the first time the Vatican ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines and Romans alike gathered in the Eternal City to pray for his ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome long before he became pope, and over time found his favorite shops and artisans who are now pulling for him as he battles double pneumonia ...

(Father Parker Sandoval) As the eyes of the world were on Rome, 40 deacons and their wives from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were caught up in last-minute changes to Vatican planning while on ...