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 ...

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

Cardinal Baldassare Reina led the daily vigil Thursday in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Pope Francis. The pope continued to ...

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

Francis, who has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital since February 14, is again receiving "non-invasive, mechanical ventilation" ...

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...

Pope Francis has not been seen in public since entering the hospital, his longest absence from view since his papacy started in March 2013.

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

For the third week, Pope Francis missed leading the Angelus prayer at Saint Peter's Square as he battles with a lung illness.

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has not had further breathing crises, the Vatican said on Saturday. The ...