VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’s gravelly, frail voice echoed through St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, as a recorded message from the ailing pontiff delivered his first spoken words to 1.4 ...

Broadcast journalist Gretchen Ho joined hundreds of Filipinos in Rome in a special Mass held for Pope Francis’ recovery amid his ongoing battle with bilateral pneumonia. Ho shared photos of the ...

Pope Francis remained ... their pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital. Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny will preside over the Holy Year Mass on Sunday for the volunteers.

Rome — The voice of Pope Francis was heard by the public ... bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the square," Francis said in the message played out to those who have been ...

Pope Francis is said to be in stable enough condition that the Vatican doesn't plan to issue a new health update until ...

(AP video/Isaia Montelione and Silvia Stellacci) Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message from Pope Francis during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, ...

Pope Francis on Thursday shared his first audio message since being hospitalized nearly three weeks ago for double pneumonia, expressing thanks to his well-wishers around the world. Francis sent a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful ...

The Friday update came the morning after Francis recorded a brief audio message that was played during a nightly prayer service for the pope in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. "I thank you ...

In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers ...

“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here. May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you,” Pope Francis ...

A brief, two-line message recorded by Francis from Rome's Gemelli hospital earlier on Thursday was played during a nightly prayer service for the pope in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.