Clutching a bouquet of yellow roses, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria Mancuso makes her way to Rome's Gemelli hospital each ...

Pope Francis' condition remains "stable" in hospital with no further bouts of breathlessness, the Vatican said late on ...

Catholic faithful in Rome and the Vatican City prayed for Pope Francis' recovery on Tuesday, after he stabilized following ...

Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully ...

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition ...

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...