Vatican City: Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old’s clinical condition was “improving” after more than one month in hospital. The Argentine pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14 suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, but the Vatican has reported … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old’s clinical condition was “improving” after more than one month in hospital. The Argentine pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14 suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, but the Vatican has reported … Read more
Pope Francis praying on Sunday from his hospital The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more than a month ago to hospital for pneumonia in both lungs. “This morning Pope Francis concelebrated the Holy Mass in the chapel of the apartment on the tenth floor … Read more
Vatican City: 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 hospitalised in Rome. “They feel like children waiting to know about their father,” said … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis’s condition is improving and doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican said Monday, indicating the 88-year-old could even leave hospital within days. The leader of the world’s Catholics was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which became pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine suffered a … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, said the Vatican Monday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff thanked doctors for his care during the more than three weeks that he has been hospitalised. The leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has shown slight signs of improvement in recent days, … Read more
Rome: Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. “Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,” it said in a statement on Francis’s … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis has been in hospital with double pneumonia for 14 days — the longest hospitalisation in his papacy. The Vatican says his condition is slightly improving but doctors say his prognosis “remains reserved”. Here are three possible scenarios: – Recovery – The 88-year-old pope, who suffers from a series of health woes … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed, the Vatican said Tuesday. Catholics across the globe have been praying for the 88-year-old amid hope he may be turning a corner on what doctors warn could … Read more
Vatican City: For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope’s health. As leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about his earthly health was profane. But as Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing signs of “slight improvement”, the Vatican said Monday, while cautioning that doctors would not offer a prognosis. Amid global concern over the 88-year-old’s health, the Vatican said in its evening bulletin that “the critical clinical conditions of the Holy Father … Read more
Washington: The war of words between US Border Czar Tom Homan and Pope Francis has escalated, with Homan firing back at the Vatican’s leader over his criticism of President Donald Trump’s deportation policies. In a televised interview, Homan accused Pope Francis of hypocrisy, pointing to the Vatican’s own robust security measures, including a wall around … Read more