Pope Francis hospitalization

Pope Francis will return to his residence in the Vatican March 23 after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, doctors announced.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continues to show small signs of improvement and spends his days following through on all his therapies, doing some light work and praying, according …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Change can be frightening, but the Holy Spirit encourages the faithful to face their fears, follow Jesus’ light and be “born again,” Pope Francis said in …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis no longer needs the “noninvasive mechanical ventilation” he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing “crisis” Feb. 28, his doctors reported in a …

Thousands of Catholics prayed for Pope Francis’ recovery in the Sanctuary of Lujan, Argentina, on March 16.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April in an announcement March 18. …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica with two main intentions in …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that will culminate in an ecclesial assembly …

For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalized in mid-February, the Vatican press office released a photograph of him March 16; the image shows him concelebrating Mass that morning …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After more than a month in the hospital, Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable, the Vatican said March 15, and he gradually is “reducing the …