World Feb 25 Pope Francis was well enough to hold meetings at the hospital, the Vatican says The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for beatification.
World Feb 24 Pope Francis shows slight improvement but his condition remains critical, Vatican says The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests.
World Feb 24 Vatican announces nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and invited Romans and others to join in, as the 88-year-old pontiff battled a complex lung infection and complications.
World Feb 24 Pope is awake, resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney insufficiency detected Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.
World Feb 23 Prayers pour in for Pope Francis, in critical condition with early kidney failure but still alert Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and “well-oriented,” and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.
World Feb 22 Pope Francis in critical condition after asthmatic respiratory crisis, Vatican says The 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said in a late update.
World Feb 21 Medical team says Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn’t life-threatening The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition.
World Feb 20 Pope Francis is out of bed, eating and working at hospital while recovering from pneumonia “If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, France, referring to Francis' work ethic.
World Feb 19 Italian PM Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital as he battles complex respiratory infection The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key inflammation indices. Francis also worked in the afternoon with his collaborators, the Vatican said in a late statement.
World Feb 18 Vatican cancels papal audiences and Holy Year events as Pope Francis remains hospitalized The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remains hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection.