Follow the latest updates on the Pope's health after his condition worsened in hospital following two respiratory crises.

Francis shows “slight improvement.” Angelus text speaks of Lent as a “penitential itinerary” and calls for peace in Ukraine, ...

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The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has relayed the closeness of Pope Francis with the people of God in the East-Central ...

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Pope Francis has apparently shown "slight improvement" and is responding will to oxygen therapy, the Vatican said on Saturday. This is the pope's fourth week at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

Pope Francis remains on daily oxygen therapy during his third week in the hospital, with his prognosis still "guarded," the Holy See Press Office said in a Saturday update. Francis has been critically ...

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Pope Francis has been in the hospital since Feb. 14. Here’s an overview of what’s happened since then. Feb. 14 — Pope Francis ...

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