Francis regularly approves decrees from the Vatican's saint-making office when he is at the Vatican, albeit during audiences with the head of the office, not Parolin. A consistory, which is a ...

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him from the shore of the Sea of Galilee: “Depart from me, Lord ...

People pray ahead of a prayer service at St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis continues treatment at Gemelli Hospital in the Vatican on Feb. 24, 2025. REUTERS Double pneumonia is a serious ...

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, who is in critical condition with a complex lung infection, offered his thanks for the "many messages of affection" he has received since he was hospitalized earlier this month.

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition in an Italian hospital on Sunday, as officials shared that he is suffering from "mild renal insufficiency," amid his treatment for bilateral pneumonia.

“As our Holy Father Pope Francis is in very, very fragile health, and probably close to death,” Dolan said in his homily from the pulpit of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, though he later told ...

MASS THIS MORNING. BRIANNA. GOOD MORNING. POPE FRANCIS HAS NOW BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. THE VATICAN SAYS HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BATTLING PNEUMONIA. THE 88 ...

Francis has done away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a public viewing will take place directly in St. Peter’s Basilica, where thousands have thronged to pay respects to popes in the past.

Pope Francis "is fine" as his medical condition is not life-threatening, but he is expected to remain hospitalized for at least all of next week, his doctors in Italy announced Friday. Gemelli ...

Pope Francis’ condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement issued Sunday evening Rome time. However, it said, he experienced “no further respiratory crisis ...