I am very happy to have found him alert and responsive. We joked as always. He hasn’t lost his proverbial sense of humor,” ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ blood tests show a “slight improvement” as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said Feb 19, while Italy’s prime minister found the 88 ...

After a scary setback in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper Saturday morning. The fact that he was able to drink the beverage signaled ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he ...

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has contracted pneumonia. This is what news agencies report according to sources in the Minister's staff. According to what has been learned, Crosetto is following ...

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Catholic leaders called upon the faithful to pray for Pope Francis in Italy and his native Argentina on Wednesday, after the ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a new update after confirming late Wednesday that new blood tests showed a “slight ...

who had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter. Francis was visited Wednesday by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, his first known VIP visitor.