ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after a respiratory crisis, and spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive ventilation he initially needed in a sign that his ...

St. Francis in Assisi, St. Peter in Rome, and St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo. A group of Polish pilgrims prays for Pope Francis as he marks one week in the hospital in Rome on ...

Pope Francis stable after ‘quiet’ night, says Vatican - The pontiff again skipped his customary Sunday noon blessing ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

Francis’ hospitalization has come as the Vatican is marking its Holy Year that is drawing pilgrims to Rome from all over. They are walking through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica and also ...

ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Riad Zaheda reads a book in his room, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Hasan ...

Pope Francis continues to improve a month after he was hospitalized with bronchitis and double pneumonia, the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office said in an update on Saturday.