Pope Francis, speaking in a frail and breathless voice, thanked the faithful for their prayers in an audio message broadcast Thursday. It was his first public communication since being ...

Rome — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors say his prognosis is still "guarded," the Vatican said Wednesday. A CT chest scan taken ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' health for Wednesday, Feb. 26. For the latest news, view our story for Thursday, Feb. 27. The health of Pope Francis showed a "slight ...

MANILA, Philippines—With Pope Francis still in critical condition, some may ask what happens when the Holy See becomes sede vacante after the resignation or death of a pope. Last Feb. 14 ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is resting well as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Wednesday (Feb 26), with an official adding that he is continuing to eat normally and is able to move ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis' health condition has shown slight improvement in the last 24 hours, according to the Vatican ...

But the possibility is anyone’s guess. Cardinals and other high-ranking clergy praying for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday evening.Credit... Supported by By ...

They've taken on a life of their own in an age of chat groups, conspiracy theories and internet memes — not to mention the perennial Roman fixation on the Pope and who might succeed him.

“Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that the Vatican had cancelled a meeting between Pius XI and “the ...

Interreligious leaders pray for Pope Francis’s health at the Mahabodhi Buddhist temple, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 25, 2025. (Credit: Rev Jude Chryshantha, National Director, Social ...

When a pope dies, his death is officially confirmed by a Vatican doctor and the Camerlengo (Cardinal Chamberlain), who temporarily takes charge of the church’s administration. Historically ...

Pope's health issues sparking theories about accuracy of Nostradamus' predictions. Experts are revisiting the predictions of the famous French astrologer and soothsayer, Michel de Nostredame ...