This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991 ... So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew ...

On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of ...

Pope Francis is continuing his treatment for a respiratory infection in hospital, where he will remain for as long as necessary, a Vatican spokesman said on Saturday. “We will see how he reacts ...

Gemelli hospital, Rome's largest, has a special suite for treating popes, and is known especially for often treating the late Pope John Paul II during his long papacy. Francis spent nine days at ...

candles and pictures of Francis at the base of a statue of Pope John Paul II. "Still alive," he joked with reporters upon release from the hospital in 2023. He also had two recent falls in ...

Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery ...

The late Pope John Paul II was often admitted for treatment here during his long papacy. A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is being treated Credit ...