VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 - Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. Francis has been in Rome ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and the Vatican announced some major governing decisions that ...

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

Pope Francis died April 21 (Easter Monday 2025) at 7:35 a.m. local time in Vatican City, according to Vatican Camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. The Catholic Church leader was 88 and served a 12 ...

Pope Francis meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and delegation during an audience at Casa Santa Marta on April 20, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis , here's what to ...