Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93. Pope Francis became ... of Cardinals meet in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke ...

the only Roman Catholic church in Gaza, says Pope Francis has called from the hospital at 8 p.m. Gaza time every night. The pope has maintained near-daily contact with this church throughout the ...

Francis was supposed to have gone to Rome's Cinecitta film studios to meet with artists as part of the Catholic Church's Holy Year celebrations. While his private audiences are rarely announced ...

With Pope Francis in hospital ... the rule of the church is temporarily handed over to the College of Cardinals — though no major decisions can be made until a new pope is elected. The pope’s funeral ...

Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized Feb. 14 for a respiratory infection and diagnosed with double pneumonia. The pope has a history of respiratory problems, having part of his lung removed in 1957 ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized and has pneumonia ... hospitalized—news that comes after the leader of the Catholic Church was admitted last week for testing and bronchitis treatment.

Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday.

Pope Francis celebrates the mass for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on February 9, 2025. The Vatican, Feb. 18, 2025. "Due to the Holy Father's health ...

Vatican says scan shows Pope Francis has onset of bilateral pneumonia Vatican cancels all the pope's public events through Sunday Pope remains in good spirits despite complex clinical situation ...

It comes after it cancelled Pope Francis's weekend engagements. In a statement, the Vatican said: "Laboratory tests, chest X-rays and the clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to present ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday ... planned to attend his weekly general audience came to St. Peter’s Square anyway to offer a prayer after it ...

Pope Francis’ condition is “slightly improving ... “a complex picture” for one of the oldest popes in the church’s history. On Wednesday, the Vatican described Francis’ clinical ...