Washington — President Trump honored Pope Francis after the Vatican announced Monday morning that the pontiff died at the age of 88. “Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!” Mr. Trump said in a post to his social media platform Truth Social. Vice President JD Vance, who met with Francis at…
Hong Kong’s Catholic Church leaders paid tribute to Pope Francis who died at age 88 on Monday, remembering him as an “inspirational leader” and a champion of world peace who always kept the city and Macau in his prayers. The Catholic diocese of Hong Kong also told worshippers it would arrange a service and a…
ROME (AP) — “Hallelujah!” That’s what countless Catholics exclaimed as Pope Francis left the hospital Sunday after more than a month fighting pneumonia. It’s also the name of a new gelato flavor. Hallelujah gelato made its debut in Rome in open-air kiosks in Piazza Risorgimento Sunday just a 5-minute walk from the Vatican, marking a…
STORY: Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday (March 23) after surviving a five-week battle in hospital against double pneumonia. It was the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. Shortly before leaving Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, he made his first public appearance from a balcony at the facility… While emotional well-wishers cheered from…
Pope Francis is using high-flow oxygen therapy less frequently. The swelling in his hand, seen in the photo taken and published yesterday, has already improved. Vatican News On Monday evening, 17 March, the Holy See Press Office issued the following medical update on Pope Francis who is receiving care at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital: The Pope’s…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope remains hospitalized in Rome. “They feel like children waiting to know about their…
Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for pneumonia after three weeks in hospital, the Vatican said Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old was showing “a gradual, slight improvement”. Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says The Argentine pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, and has suffered a series of respiratory…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican’s Holy Year proceeded without him on a weekend dedicated to the Catholic Church’s volunteers. “The night passed quietly, the pope is resting,” said the Vatican’s early morning update. The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part…
Pope Francis continues to battle “complex” medical condition – CBS Minnesota Watch CBS News Doctors in Rome issued an update on the health of Pope Francis on Monday as he continues to undergo treatment for a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
In the Monday morning update on the Pope’s health, the Holy See Press Office says Pope Francis slept well throughout the night. By Vatican News Pope Francis slept well throughout the night, the Holy See Press Office said on Monday morning. The latest update follows a Sunday evening statement that indicated the Pope’s condition has…