Pope Francis has released an audio message thanking people across the world for their support after being admitted to hospital on 14 February. It is the first time the 88-year-old has been heard by the public since entering hospital to be treated for bronchitis,

Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia. He was also treated for a complex lung infection and has suffered several respiratory crises requiring further treatment,

The 88-year-old pope has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors said.

Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican’s Holy Year proceeded without him on a weekend dedicated to the Catholic Church’s volunteers. “The night passed quietly,

Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia Sunday after doctors reported some positive news: After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a “gradual,

Just before breaking the Ramadan fast on Sunday evening, Hasan Zaheda played basketball with his son in the tiny courtyard of the basement-level apartment on Rome’s outskirts where the refugee family is rebuilding their lives.

Many grew up Catholic in Argentina like Francis, and their prayers encompass gratitude for his outreach – several met him in person – as well as hope that the door he opened toward a doubly marginalized community will not be shut in the future.

The oil on canvas work by Mexican artist Roberto Marquez was among the tributes left for Pope Francis at the base of a statue outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

The Holy Rosary Parish in Bozeman is joining Catholics worldwide in prayer for Pope Francis, who is recovering from double pneumonia in Rome.

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.