VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome in February 2025, where he battled multiple health issues. Get the latest ...

Pope Francis showed modest improvement in laboratory tests on Monday and resumed select work activities, the Vatican reported ...

While Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, did not confirm that Pope Francis had received the sacrament of the ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

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The pope has begun working again after he showed slight improvement days after initially being listed in critical condition.

Pope Francis is still receiving supplemental oxygen, and the Vatican said he received the Eucharist Monday morning and resumed working in the afternoon.

Francis was also given blood transfusions, according to the Vatican, after blood tests revealed he was suffering from ...

Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.