It goes without saying that it's a big deal when a pope dies, but procedurally? It's an ever bigger deal for the Catholic church. Pope Francis — who, thankfully, is still alive! — actually ...

The rector of the church, the Rev. Fernando Laguna, said he hoped the pope could feel the embrace of the community's prayer from the Gemelli hospital where he is recovering. "I can't go to Gemelli ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting f ...

Mr. Gibson is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. Pope Francis has been in a Rome hospital for a month, battling double pneumonia and its complications.

The Vatican said the pontiff also did some work on Sunday. The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he continues to ...

Pope Francis is still in critical condition but has not had any “further respiratory cris[e]s,” the Vatican said Sunday, after the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church was reported ...

Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years. March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. The photo shows Francis at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced on Sunday, for the ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...

Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...