Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about showing weakness.

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...

Francis returned to the Vatican one week ago after spending five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia. Before he left the hospital he appeared on the balcony there, where he looked very weak and ...

The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...

Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors have said, after 38 days battling a life-threatening ...

Hallelujah!” That’s what countless Catholics exclaimed as Pope Francis left the hospital after more than a month fighting ...

Two of Pope Francis’ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his ...

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of ...

Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he ...

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help ...