In a March 11 update shared on their website, Vatican News confirmed Pope Francis has remained hospitalized since Feb. 14. Pope Francis thanked the medical staff caring for him at Rome's Gemelli ...

Pope Francis waves to a crowd of well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of treatment at the hospital. Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse ...

Pope Francis died at 88 of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican said hours after announcing the pope's passing on the morning of April 21. He had fallen into a coma before his death ...

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. Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said ...

Today’s update from the pope’s doctors dispels the widespread alarm by Friday’s bronchial spasm. An informed Vatican source confirmed that “there have been no negative consequences from that crisis.” ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure. The Vatican said he remains alert and "well-oriented." The 88-year-old has been battling pneumonia and a ...

A photo released by the Vatican Press Office shows the pope in prayer — the first image made public since he was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 for bronchitis, which later developed into double ...