6 h. ago Timeline of Pope Francis' hospitalization for pneumonia at the 1

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly

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11 h. ago AP PHOTOS: A month of Pope Francis's longest hospital stay with lenses focused everywhere he is not

Pope Francis on Friday marked one month in the hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia, with signs in recent days that indicate he is gradually recovering.

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32 h. ago Pope Francis health latest: Vatican issues positive update on 12th anniversary of papacy

Pontiff spent ‘tranquil’ night in hospital as he prepares to mark 12th anniversary of papacy, the Vatican said

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37 h. ago Pope marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy hospitalized but with condition improving

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia

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59 h. ago Pope Francis nearing new milestones as hospital stay closes in on a month

The Vatican has released an update on the 88-year-old’s health

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60 h. ago Pope Francis notching important milestones this week as he recovers from pneumonia in Rome hospital

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia is continuing

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3 d. ago Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death, doctors declare in most positive update since pneumonia battle began

The 88-year-old pope is not in the clear yet, with medics deciding to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment, not to mention a period of rehabilitation he will need.

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3 d. ago ‘This is not going to last long’: Pope Francis predicted short papacy, early death

Francis suggested as early as 2014 that his time in office would be brief

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3 d. ago Doctors issue major update on health of hospitalised Pope Francis

The 88-year-old’s prognosis has been changed

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3 d. ago Pope gets good news from doctors: An upgraded prognosis that he's no longer in immediate danger

Pope Francis has woken up to good news from his doctors

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3 d. ago In his own words: Pope Francis has long been up front about his health problems and eventual death

Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death

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4 d. ago Pope Francis health update as Vatican issues statement on extended hospital stay

On Thursday, the Vatican will mark the 12th anniversary of Francis' election, the first with the pope out of sight but still in charge.

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4 d. ago Major Pope Francis health update as Vatican issues statement

The Vatican has given an update on the health of Pope Francis saying he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but he is being kept hospitalized

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4 d. ago Patrick Kielty carries mother’s coffin as mourners gather for funeral

Mary Kielty died at the weekend at her home in Dundrum, Co Down, aged 84.

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4 d. ago Pope Francis health update: Questions are raised over the future of his papacy as the pontiff remains in hospital after he was deemed too ill to be shown during video conference

The Pope remains in Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on February 14, ahead of the 12th anniversary of his election on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Pope following Vatican's spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia

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5 d. ago Pope Francis is 'stable and eating solid foods' but his health situation remains 'complex', the Vatican says

The 88-year-old Pope is still in Gemelli Hospital receiving treatment for double pneumonia, but he followed along via video call to the Vatican's service marking the first Sunday of Lent.

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5 d. ago Pope Francis shares message from hospital bed after ‘gradual improvement’

The Holy See distributed the message the pope would have delivered at his weekly noon blessing if he were well enough

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5 d. ago Pope thanks those who care for the sick as he continues to recover in hospital

Francis pays tribute to ‘miracle of tenderness’ after doctors report slight improvement in his conditionPope Francis has issued a message from his hospital bed thanking medical staff and volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” that they offer the sick, as he continues his recovery from pneumonia.After more than three weeks in hospital, the 88-year-old pontiff is responding well to treatment and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, doctors said. For the fourth Sunday in a row, Francis did not appear for his weekly noon blessing, but the Vatican distributed the text he would have delivered if he had been well enough. In it, he thanked all those who were caring for him and others who are sick and experiencing a “night of pain”. “Brothers and sisters, during my prolonged hospitalisation here, I too experience the thoughtfulness of service and the tenderness of care, in particular from the doctors and health care workers, whom I thank from the bottom of my heart,”...

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5 d. ago Pope Francis shows ‘improvement’ in condition, Vatican reveals

Doctors say the 88-year-old pope has shown a ‘gradual, slight improvement’ in recent days as he recovers from double pneumonia

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