Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said. The 88-year-old…
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Vatican: Pope seen for the first time since going to hospital
The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago. The photo shows the pontiff sitting in a wheelchair in front…
Vatican: Pope Francis says he faces ‘period of trial’ in health update
Pope Francis has said he faces a “period of trial” as he thanked well-wishers on Sunday for their prayers. The Argentine pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after…
Vatican: Pope absent from St Peter’s Square for third week
For the third week in a row, Pope Francis has been unable to deliver his traditional Angelus prayer in person, with the Vatican publishing his written comments instead. Vatican officials…
Vatican: Pope has ‘peaceful night’ after breathing crisis
Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for two weeks, has had an “isolated” breathing crisis in hospital, the Vatican has said. It led to an episode of vomiting and…
Vatican: Pope Francis remains ‘critical’ and has kidney problem
Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, but “has not presented any further respiratory crises”, the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday. He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy…
Vatican: Pope asks for prayers in message from hospital
Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. The pontiff was unable to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer…
Vatican: Pope has ‘peaceful’ night after condition described as ‘critical’
Pope Francis had a “peaceful” night and was rested, the Vatican said, after revealing on Saturday that his condition continues to be “critical”. The pontiff was described as “more unwell”…
Vatican: Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had…
Vatican: Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs
Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs and his condition remains “complex”, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a…