Pope Francis to leave hospital for Vatican on Sunday

Agence France Presse 03/23/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis is to leave hospital on Sunday and return to his residence in the Vatican, where he is to spend “at least two months” recovering, one of his doctors announced. The…

‘Improving’ pope did not need oxygen mask overnight, says Vatican

Agence France Presse 03/19/2025

Pope Francis, in hospital for more than a month with pneumonia, did not need to use an oxygen mask overnight as the 88-year-old’s condition gradually improves, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Doctors at Rome’s Gemelli hospital have…

King Charles III’s Vatican visit to go ahead despite pope’s pneumonia

Agence France Presse 03/18/2025

Britain’s King Charles III’s planned state visit to the Vatican in early April will go ahead despite Pope Francis’s hospitalisation for pneumonia, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. Charles, who is the head of the Church of England,…

Pope Francis seen celebrating mass in first photo since hospitalization

Agence France Presse 03/17/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis on Sunday since his hospitalisation over a month ago, showing the pontiff celebrating mass earlier in the day from the chapel in his…

Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat 

Associated Press 03/12/2025

ROME — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result…

Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves

Agence France Presse 03/10/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who the Vatican said is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers on Sunday as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer in person.…

Calm night for Pope Francis as condition improves – Vatican

Agence France Presse 03/09/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis passed a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was responding well to treatment for pneumonia. “The night was calm, the pope is resting”,…

Pope Francis has ‘calm night’ as he marks three weeks in hospital

Agence France Presse 03/07/2025

VATICAN, Holy See — Pope Francis spent a “calm night” as he marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, the day after the 88-year-old issued his first audio message. The Holy See had…

Weak-sounding pope releases audio message from hospital

Agence France Presse 03/07/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis recorded and released an audio message on Thursday thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice breathless as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. “I…

Pope has 2 episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican

Agence France Presse 03/04/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. “Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute…

Pope’s condition stable but complex – Vatican

Agence France Presse 03/03/2025

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis is in a “stable” condition in hospital but the clinical picture remains complex, the Vatican said Sunday, as the 88-year-old issued a statement thanking well-wishers for their support. The head of the…

Pope Francis resting in hospital, skips Sunday blessing again

Associated Press 03/02/2025

ROME — Pope Francis was in stable condition and resting on Sunday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing to avoid even a brief public appearance. For the third…

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