23 h. ago King Charles plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April

LONDON — King Charles is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then, barring any setbacks in his recovery from double pneumonia. The tentative audience was among details of the British […]

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26 h. ago Pope improves slightly in pneumonia fight as Vatican details hospital photo

ROME — Pope Francis is registering new slight improvements in his month-long treatment for pneumonia in both his lungs, the Vatican said Monday, as it also provided some details on the first photo of the Pope released since his hospitalization. The 88-year-old pontiff is now able to spend some time during the day off high […]

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54 h. ago Pope Francis seen for first time in over a month as he attends hospital chapel Mass

The Vatican said he was participating in the celebration with other priests in the 10th-floor papal apartment in the Gemelli hospital

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5 d. ago Pope marks 12th anniversary of papacy hospitalized but with condition improving

ROME — Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The pope spent another tranquil night, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement. A chest X-ray confirmed improvements, the Vatican said on Wednesday, just two days after days after […]

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7 d. ago Doctors tell Pope Francis he’s no longer in imminent danger from pneumonia

ROME — Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of the double pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month in the longest and gravest threat to his 12-year papacy. The […]

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8 d. ago Pope Francis out of imminent danger, but will remain hospitalized: doctors

Doctors said the 88-year-old pope remains stable and has consolidated improvements in recent days, as determined by blood tests and positive responses to drug treatments.

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1 week ago Pope Francis responding well and showing ’gradual, slight improvement’

ROME — Pope Francis is responding “well” to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But as a precaution his doctors have decided to keep his prognosis as guarded. Francis has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood, doctors […]

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1 week ago Pope Francis marks 3 weeks in hospital with no signs of recovery

The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 minutes in the Gemelli hospital chapel, praying and doing some work in between rest and respiratory and physical therapy, the Vatican said.

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1 week ago Pope Francis offers first public sign of his frailty. Here’s what the audio message revealed

The audio message by the 88-year-old pope was broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter's Square

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1 week ago What we know about Pope Francis’ health during his third week of hospital treatment

The 88-year-old pope has been sleeping with a non-invasive mechanical mask to guarantee his lungs expand properly overnight and help his recovery

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1 week ago Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia

Pope Francis resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia

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2 w. ago Pope Francis suffers new respiratory crises, back on ventilation: Vatican

The crises were a new setback in what has become a more than two-week battle by the 88-year-old pope to overcome a complex respiratory infection.

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2 w. ago Pope appears to be overcoming setback in recovery from pneumonia

ROME — Pope Francis was up and receiving therapy on Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from pneumonia. The Vatican said he is stable, off mechanical ventilation and is showing no sign of new infection following a respiratory crisis late last week. “The pope rested well all night,” the Vatican said in […]

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2 w. ago Pope didn’t need mechanical ventilation Sunday after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that his respiratory function was improving as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia and a respiratory crisis. The 88-year-old pope did continue to receive high flow supplemental oxygen after Friday’s coughing […]

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2 w. ago Francis off mechanical ventilation entirely, signalling he’s overcome risks

ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that he had overcome the possible complications from a respiratory crisis on Friday and that his breathing function overall was improving as he recovers from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope did continue to […]

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2 w. ago Pope skips weekly blessing, but is in stable condition: Vatican

The Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their prayers after he skipped his weekly noon blessing.

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2 w. ago Pope has restful night after respiratory setback, Vatican says

Doctors said it would take a day or two to evaluate how and if the Friday afternoon episode impacted Francis’ overall clinical condition.

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2 w. ago Pope had a bronchial spasm and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, but he responded well and remained conscious and alert at all times, the Vatican said. The episode, reported late Friday by the Vatican, resulted in doctors keeping his prognosis from a two-week battle with […]

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3 w. ago New Catholic archbishop for Vancouver region stresses reconciliation with First Nations

The incoming archbishop, Richard Smith, co-ordinated Pope Francis’s historic visit to Canada in 2022, when the pontiff, who is now in critical condition, apologized for the church's treatment of Indigenous people

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3 w. ago Edmonton Archbishop appointed to Vancouver archdiocese by ailing Pope Francis

Smith, who had been serving as Archbishop of Edmonton, was the general co-ordinator of the pontiff's July 2022 trip to Canada

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