Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger of death and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the Vatican said on Monday, in a sign of progress as
March 10, 2025
Doctors said Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment
March 10, 2025
Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia
March 09, 2025
For first time since his hospitalization, Pope Francis shows ‘good response’ to treatment, says Vatican source
March 08, 2025
Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said
March 08, 2025
The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days
March 08, 2025
While Pope Francis battles ailing health in the hospital, CNN’s Christopher Lamb examines just how unprecedented the Vatican’s updates have been on his condition. Compare this to decades past where the mantra was, “The Pope is in good health, until he dies.”
March 08, 2025
Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia
March 08, 2025
Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia
March 07, 2025
Three weeks to the day after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis is still struggling to shake off the double
March 07, 2025
Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia
March 07, 2025
Pope Francis thanks well-wishers in first audio message since hospitalization
March 07, 2025
Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message to thank people for their prayers for his recovery
March 06, 2025
Pope Francis on Thursday sent his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago, expressing thanks "from the bottom
March 06, 2025
Clutching a bouquet of yellow roses, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria Mancuso makes her way to Rome's Gemelli hospital each morning and later
March 06, 2025
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him
March 06, 2025
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March 05, 2025
Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition throughout the day on Wednesday and
March 05, 2025
The Vatican says that Pope Francis has increased his physical activity, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead
March 05, 2025
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace
March 05, 2025
(Corrects typographical error in word 'battling' in first paragraph.
March 04, 2025
The Vatican says Pope Francis is in stable condition and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises a day earlier
March 04, 2025
Pope Francis in stable condition after episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says
March 03, 2025
As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or resignation has become almost
March 04, 2025
Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved out a quiet life in suburban Rome
March 04, 2025
The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation
March 03, 2025
Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday, the Vatican said, a setback for the 88-year-old pontiff as he battles
March 03, 2025
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday and required use of non-invasive, mechanical
March 03, 2025
Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
March 03, 2025
Pope Francis had breakfast, drank coffee and read the newspapers, Vatican sources said, the morning after he suffered a sudden episode of respiratory difficulty the previous day that required high flow oxygen through a mask to help him breathe. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.
February 28, 2025
Pope Francis is in stable condition but ‘risk of crisis’ remains, Vatican sources say
February 28, 2025
The Vatican says Pope Francis has remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation
March 02, 2025
Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, the Vatican said, in a sign of
March 02, 2025
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, a group of migrant transgender women are praying for his recovery
March 02, 2025
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down Pope Francis' health timeline since being diagnosed with pneumonia and explains how the religious leader also suffered from an asthma attack and received a blood transfusion.
February 23, 2025
Pope Francis remained in stable condition a day after a respiratory crisis
March 01, 2025
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March 01, 2025
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has not had further breathing crises,
March 01, 2025
There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life
March 01, 2025
The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation
February 28, 2025
Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia.
February 28, 2025
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration
February 28, 2025
The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days of “clinical stability” before they revise their guarded prognosis
February 27, 2025
Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals about how to plug a widening gap in
February 27, 2025
Pope Francis' health is continuing to improve, the Vatican said on Thursday, offering a cautiously upbeat assessment as the 88-year-old
February 27, 2025
The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded
February 26, 2025
Pope Francis is sitting up in hospital and receiving treatment, Vatican says
February 23, 2025
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, remains in “critical” condition and developed an “asthmatic respiratory crisis,” the Vatican said in a statement. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner joins CNN’s Jessica Dean to break down the latest details on the pope's health.
February 23, 2025
Pope Francis’ ‘complex’ health crisis triggers wave of prayer and uncertainty across Rome
February 26, 2025
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