World Apr 19 Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ with Vance over migrants and prisoners Vance, a Catholic convert, met with the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, in the Apostolic Palace. There was no indication he met with Pope Francis, who has sharply cut back official duties during…
World Mar 23 Pope Francis returns to Vatican after 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia The pope's return home, after the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy and the second-longest in recent papal history, brought tangible relief to the Vatican and Catholic faithful who have been anxiously following 38 days of medical ups and downs.
World Mar 22 Doctors say Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday and continue recovery at the Vatican Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, his doctors said.
World Mar 19 Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation mask to breathe as his health improves, Vatican says Francis has been at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 for a complex lung infection that turned into pneumonia in both lungs.
World Mar 10 Doctors say Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized In a sign of his improved health, Francis followed the Vatican's weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday in both the morning and afternoon sessions.
World Mar 10 Pope takes part in Vatican’s spiritual retreat as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital Pope Francis followed the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and looked ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might…
World Mar 08 Pope Francis responding well to therapy, showing ‘gradual, slight improvement,’ Vatican says The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors reported in a Vatican…
World Mar 07 Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization for double pneumonia Doctors not involved in the pope's care said after three weeks of acute care in the hospital for double pneumonia, they would have hoped to have seen improvement and warned that he was increasingly at risk of secondary infections the longer he…
World Mar 06 WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.
World Mar 03 Vatican says Pope Francis suffered new breathing crises The crises were a new setback in what has become a more than two-week battle by the 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed, to overcome a complex respiratory infection.