Pope Francis no longer needs ventilation as condition improves, Vatican says
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night and his doctors believe he will continue to improve, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in the latest positive update as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia. Francis has been in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for nearly five weeks for a severe […]
Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis in hospital
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be breathing unaided. The Pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on 14th February with a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment. He […]
Pope Francis, showing plans to stay on, starts new Catholic reform process
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as Pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia. Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, a signature initiative […]
Vatican: Pope Francis’ openness about his health may be as tactical as it is truthful
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports that veteran Vatican reporters say we are witnessing a ‘transparency arc’ when it comes to the Pope’s health…
Pope receives cake and glad tidings on the 12th anniversary of his papacy, marked in the hospital
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery, a cake and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The Pope spent the morning in physiotherapy, followed Lenten spiritual exercises of the Roman curia and stopped to pray at the […]
From hospital, Francis marks 12th anniversary as Pope
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis will on Thursday mark the 12th anniversary of his election as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, but he will do so from Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he has been treated for double pneumonia for almost a month. The latest bulletins from the Vatican on the 88-year-old Pope’s condition […]
Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat as doctors say he’s no longer in imminent danger
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting 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 respiratory infection that has kept him hospitalised for nearly a month in the longest and gravest threat […]
Pope thanks volunteers for “miracle of tenderness” as another Holy Year event passes without him
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis thanked volunteers on Sunday for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his treatment for double pneumonia and doctors reported some positive news. After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old Pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in […]
Pope Francis, starting fourth week in hospital, showing improvement, Vatican says
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis is showing a “good response” to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, 88, has been in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for more than three weeks with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuously evolving treatment. People […]
Pope Francis faces long, fraught fight for recovery, doctors say
Vatican City Reuters Three weeks to the day after being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis is still struggling to shake off the double pneumonia that has battered his already fragile health. The 88-year-old pontiff has not been seen in public since entering hospital, and the Vatican has given no indication of when he […]