In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative power of God’s merciful love for those who encounter him at the crossroads of life. Since being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital ...

Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo ...

VATICAN CITY, March 25 (Reuters) - Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk ...

For the past month and a half, the world has waited for what seemed like the inevitable passing of Pope Francis. The spiritual and titular leader of 1.3 billion Catholics was hospitalized for a ...

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment so he could just die in peace, the head of his medical team revealed ...

After 3 weeks in hospital, we have heard from Pope Francis for the first time. The Pope releasing an audio message from the Juelli and playing it here tonight in front of the crowd at St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital in February and released five weeks later on Sunday, March 23 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Last week, Saint Francis was on the wrong end of a thriller when Alabama State's Amarr Knox's game winner knocked the Red Flash out of the NCAA tournament. That First Four game might have been ...

This period has marked the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital today after receiving treatment for double pneumonia - but doctors insist ...