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The Vatican expressed optimism over Pope Francis’s improving health, raising hopes for his early discharge from hospital, as the 88-year-old pontiff continues to recover steadily from pneumonia that followed a…

The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis is showing a “good response” to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and that his overall condition is gradually improving. Francis,…

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, remained stable throughout the day and did not have any new respiratory crises, the Vatican said. Francis, 88, had suffered two episodes of…

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, the Vatican said on…

Pope Francis’s ninth night in hospital was peaceful, the Vatican said Sunday, the day after revealing the 88-year-old was in a “critical” condition. The pope had on Saturday suffered a…

Pope Francis is receiving specialized hospital treatment for a “polymicrobial infection” affecting his respiratory tract, the Vatican confirmed. The 88-year-old pontiff, who has faced various lung-related health issues in recent…

Pope Francis was taken to hospital on Friday with bronchitis and he will skip several planned public events over the next three days, the Vatican said, after the 88-year-old pontiff…

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis gave people the message to embrace courage and hope, drawing inspiration from the humble birth of Jesus as a poor carpenter’s son. Speaking to the…