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ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...

He did some light work on Monday. By Emma Bubola and Gina Kolata Emma Bubola reported from the Vatican and Gina Kolata from Princeton, N. J. Pope Francis showed slight improvement on Monday ...

Pope Francis is “sitting in an armchair today and continuing with his treatment” for pneumonia, a Vatican source said Wednesday. In a medical update later in the day, the Vatican said the 88 ...

For the first time since his hospitalization around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source told CNN. This follows a statement from the Vatican ...

Diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, his health has significantly deteriorated in the past 24 hours, with the Vatican officially describing his condition as “critical” for the first time.

Pope Francis is still in critical condition but has not had any “further respiratory cris[e]s,” the Vatican said Sunday, after the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church was reported ...