A video shared on Facebook claims Pope Francis has purportedly been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Verdict: False In a March 11 update shared on their website, Vatican News confirmed ...

After celebrating his weekly general audience, the pope was driven in his Fiat 500 out of the Vatican shortly after 11 a.m. and arrived at Gemelli some 20 minutes later, escorted by police.

“Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88 at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he was admitted due to a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection. His ...

British scientists have found the first-ever treatment for bronchiectasis, the disease Pope Francis was hospitalized with in the weeks prior to his death, The Telegraph reported. Francis suffered ...

A motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope wound its way through light Rome traffic Sunday morning. Before leaving Gemelli hospital, Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was ...

Vatican City, Jul 9, 2025 / 13:33 pm Pope Leo XIV has written a warm and detailed letter to Cardinal Raymond Burke, thanking the American cardinal for 50 years of priestly ministry, in a gesture ...

Pope Francis's recovery from double pneumonia in hospital is entering its fourth week, as questions remain about what the future of his papacy might look like. The pontiff followed the opening of ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church ...

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican announced, describing his condition as "complex" but confirming he remains in good spirits. The 88-year-old pontiff was ...

Pneumonia: What are the main symptoms and how dangerous is it? - As Pope Francis leaves hospital, what is pneumonia, the condition he has beaten?

Pope Francis, who uses a wheelchair, has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man. To enhance his lung function, the pope has been receiving respiratory physiotherapy.