Pope Francis has entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia very much looking ahead as he worked on a signature priority of his papacy
March 15, 2025
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March 15, 2025
Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well
March 13, 2025
Pope Francis will on Thursday mark the 12th anniversary of his election as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, but he will do so from Rome's Gemelli
March 12, 2025
Pope Francis remains stable in hospital and a recent chest scan confirmed improvements in his condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a further sign of
March 12, 2025
Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues
March 12, 2025
Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors
March 11, 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 is improving and is no longer in ‘imminent danger,’ Vatican source says
March 10, 2025
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
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
Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia
March 08, 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
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
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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
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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
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 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
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March 01, 2025
Pope Francis remained in stable condition a day after a respiratory crisis
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
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
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
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 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
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, 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 has shown a "further, slight improvement" in his medical condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old
February 26, 2025
Pope Francis is sitting up in hospital and receiving treatment, Vatican says
February 23, 2025
Pope Francis’ ‘complex’ health crisis triggers wave of prayer and uncertainty across Rome
February 26, 2025
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health.
February 25, 2025
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is stable and has not had any
February 25, 2025
The Vatican says that Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition
February 25, 2025
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