60 m. ago Pope Francis health latest: Live updates as Pontiff approves sainthood from hospital despite his critical condition

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

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60 m. ago Pope Francis remains ‘critical but stable’ in hospital with pneumonia

Pontiff has carried on with work, including holding a meeting in hospital to approve two people for sainthoodPope Francis, who has been in hospital for 12 days battling pneumonia and other ailments, remains in a “critical but stable” condition, the Vatican said on Tuesday.The pontiff, 88, has not suffered further “acute respiratory episodes” and tests checking blood circulation “continue to be stable”, the Vatican said in its evening update. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Son of 'extremely wealthy' Chelsea art collector sentenced to indefinite detention in secure psychiatric hospital for 'vicious and brutal' knife attack on family's live

Maximillian Bourne, 26, stabbed Joselia Pereira Do Nascimento multiple times at his family's £20million five-bedroom home in Chelsea, west London, on February 25 last year.

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4 h. ago TikTok star, 20, brutally murdered in knife attack as friend remains in critical condition

Sain Lucian TikTok influencer Jolie William died after an attacker broke into the guest house she was staying at with a friend, stabbing both of them multiple times, with the friend still in hospital

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7 h. ago Grim news for pastor's wife 'who took out hit on husband while sleeping with Angolan bodyguard'

Jackie Shroyer has long been suspected of playing a role in the brutal murder of her husband Beau Shroyer who was killed while doing missionary work in Angola.

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8 h. ago Police bodycam shows moment Axel Rudakubana was arrested after knife attack

"We've got no information to suggest there's anyone else other than this person involved. There's a knife up there, he's been disarmed"

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11 h. ago Pope Francis ‘slept well’ through night but remains in critical condition

Some laboratory tests said to have shown ‘slight improvement’ and pontiff reported to be in good humourPope Francis, who remains in a critical condition in hospital with pneumonia and mild kidney failure, rested well during the night, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February after struggling to breathe and was subsequently diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection, pneumonia in both lungs and mild kidney failure. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Pope Francis carries out work duties despite critical condition

Pontiff holds meeting in hospital room and is reported to have ‘slept well’ Pope Francis has carried out work duties, including approving individuals for canonisation, despite being in a critical condition in hospital with pneumonia and mild kidney failure.During a meeting in his hospital room on Monday with Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, and the Venezuelan archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, he approved the canonisation of two Venezuelan and Italian laymen who died in the early 20th century. He also authorised the first steps towards sainthood for three 19th-century priests from Spain, Italy and Poland. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Pope Francis approves two people for sainthood despite his critical condition

Pontiff carries on with work and holds meeting in hospital room after reportedly sleeping wellPope Francis has carried out work duties, including approving individuals for canonisation, despite being in a critical condition in hospital with pneumonia and mild kidney failure.During a meeting in his hospital room on Monday with Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, and the Venezuelan archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, he approved the canonisation of two Venezuelan and Italian laymen who died in the early 20th century. He also authorised the first steps towards sainthood for three 19th-century priests, from Spain, Italy and Poland. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Pope Francis health latest: Live updates as Vatican confirm pontiff 'resumes some work' and is showing 'slight improvement' but remains in a critical condition

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

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17 h. ago Three dead in New York boat sinking as search called off for missing person

Coast Guard ends search for Vernon Glasford, 52, missing after boat capsized off Queens on Sunday, killing threeThree people died, two others were hospitalized and one was presumed dead after a boat sank in New York City on Sunday, according to the US Coast Guard.One of the hospitalized people was in critical condition on Monday morning, police said, a day after the speedboat took on water 5 miles (8km) south-east of Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens’ Rockaway peninsula. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Pope Francis sees ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition

Prognosis for pontiff, 88, remains guarded as he is treated in hospital for pneumonia and kidney failurePope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, remains in a critical condition although there was a “slight improvement” on Monday, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, has not had any further asthma-style attacks and “some laboratory tests have improved”, the Vatican said in a statement on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Student, 19, plotted school massacre after brutally murdering his mother, sister and brother in bloody shotgun rampage at home

Police have revealed new details about Nicholas Prosper's plans after he admitted killing mother Juliana, 48, sister Giselle, 13, and brother Kyle, 16, last September.

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29 h. ago Three dead and one missing after boat sinks in New York City

Two others hospitalized after speed boat capsizes off Breezy Point, Queens, as Coast Guard continues searchThree people died, two others were hospitalized and one was missing after a boat sank in New York City on Sunday, according to the US Coast Guard.One of the hospitalized people was in critical condition on Monday morning, police said, a day after the speedboat took on water 5 miles (8km) south-east of Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens’ Rockaway peninsula. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Coronation Street says 'sorry' as character 'returns' after tragic death and fans say 'shame'

Fans of the ITV soap were gutted when Mason Radcliffe died after being involved in a knife attack

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32 h. ago Pope's 'critical condition' creates air of fear in Rome amid ominous health update

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and bronchitis and remains in a critical condition having gone on to develop a problem with his kidneys

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32 h. ago ‘We are very worried’: Conclave cast express concern for Pope Francis in health crisis

Italian actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto lead well-wishers at the Sag awards hoping the ailing pontiff makes a quick recoveryThe cast of papal election drama Conclave have expressed their concerns for Pope Francis, as reports continue of his critical condition.Actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto, who respectively play papal housekeeper Sister Agnes and conservative cleric Cardinal Tedesco in Conclave, were speaking as the film was given the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture by the Screen Actors Guild (Sag), an outcome that would appear to significantly boost its chances in the Oscar race. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Inside Gemelli hospital treating Pope Francis – assassination save to Totti coma miracle

The Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is currently being treated while in a 'critical condition' is referred to as 'Vatican Three' and even comes with its own Papal Suite

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33 h. ago Pope Francis health latest: Live updates as Vatican confirm pontiff is in critical condition

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

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35 h. ago Pope Francis is in 'critical condition' and suffering kidney failure, Vatican announces

Blood tests show the pontiff is suffering early kidney failure as Francis battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection, officials said last night.

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