Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said.Francis had inhaled "copious" amounts of mucus in ...

University of Dayton provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday ...

The Pope's condition remains complex and his prognosis is unclear, Vatican sources have said – but he did have a morning coffee. In an update on Saturday evening, Vatican sources said the 88 ...

Pope Francis has had coffee and read the morning newspapers after a setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ...

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis had an “isolated breathing crisis” in hospital yesterday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia ...

The Vatican says that throughout the day the pope ... "I think all of us can remember that moment of the Holy Father standing in an empty Saint Peter's Square, holding the Eucharist above his ...

For approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Rome is the axis around which the entire cosmos turns. It is often said that the Catholic Church “thinks in centuries,” but when the ...

The Vatican had a reported deficit of €45.8million (£37.8million) in 2022. This was the last time full financial data was published. Outgoings were greater than donations, and the church was ...

Nevertheless, his near-term upcoming calendar of events was being changed: The Vatican cancelled a Holy Year audience scheduled for Saturday, and it remained to be seen if Francis would skip his ...