The Vatican has released an update on the health of Pope Francis, who remains in hospital after being admitted last week.

A follow-up chest CT scan on Tuesday "demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy," ...

The Argentine pope, a known workaholic who keeps up a grueling pace despite his many ailments, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli ...

Pope Francis’ respiratory infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the ...

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The Vatican has now said new scans show the pope has ‘the onset of bilateral pneumonia’, but added that he ‘remains in good ...

Pope Francis faces a “complex clinical picture” that will require a longer than expected stay for his respiratory tract ...

"When it was his turn, Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York, kneeled before the pope's chair, placed before the main door of St. Peter's Basilica," Stern wrote. "John Paul II put the ring ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican announced on Wednesday morning AEDT, adding that the 88-year-old was in “good spirits”.

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for tests and bronchitis treatment, and has cancelled upcoming events, the Vatican said.

A well-wisher left a candle bearing a picture of Pope Francis at the base of the statue of Pope John Paul II at the hospital entrance. The pope, who had part of one of his lungs removed as a young ...

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 ...