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Dr. Sergio Alfieri answers questions from the media at a press conference regarding Pope Francis’ health on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Doctor: "We really thought we wouldn’t make it"

Mar 25, 2025

The head of the medical team that treated Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital revealed that at one point they had to decide between continuing therapy or letting the pope die.

Pope Francis waves to the gathered faithful from the balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

General Audience, Angelus Remain Suspended Despite Pope Francis’ Return to Vatican

Mar 25, 2025

Pope Francis is not expected to meet with large groups of faithful until at least the end of May.

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot / Vatican Media

A "thumbs up" from the Hospital Window As Pope Francis Makes First Public Appearance: Vatican Updates

Mar 23, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Well-wishers leave notes for Pope Francis at the foot of the St. John Paul II statue outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Time Frame for Pope Francis’ Discharge from Hospital Still Uncertain: Vatican Updates

Mar 21, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Solidarity Letters to Pope Francis Surge as He Marks 33 Days in Hospital, Vatican Official Denies Resignation Rumors

Mar 20, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Gemelli Hospital in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Doctors on Wednesday Confirm Pope Francis’ Health Continues to Improve: Vatican Updates

Mar 19, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Pope Francis attends the general audience at the Vatican on Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Francis’ Doctors Reduce His Use of Mechanical Ventilation: Vatican Tuesday Updates

Mar 18, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Health Remains "stable with slight improvements": Vatican Monday Updates

Mar 17, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

The first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press Office

First Photo of Pope Francis since Admission to Hospital Released, Concelebrates Holy Mass at Chapel

Mar 17, 2025

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14.

Well-wishers leave notes for Pope Francis at the foot of the St. John Paul II statue outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis in “a clinical situation of stability”, Approves Three-year Synod on Synodality Implementation Process

Mar 15, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 14, 2025. Prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican Moves to Once-a-day Updates about Pope Francis’ Health amid Stable Situation

Mar 14, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Rosary beads and tributes are placed on the sculpture of St. John Paul II on March 13, 2025, at the main entrance of Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being cared for. Today marks the 28th day since Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Feb. 14 and also 12 years since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Pope Francis Marks 12th Anniversary of Pontificate and Nearly 1 Month in the Hospital

Mar 13, 2025

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, and letters from children and well-wishers worldwide.

A statue of St. John Paul II is flanked by candles with images of Pope Francis placed there by those praying for the Holy Father as he is treated for pneumonia and bronchitis at Gemelli Hospital in Rome the evening of Feb. 21, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis X-ray Shows "improvements", Vatican Denies Plans of Papal trip to Turkey

Mar 12, 2025

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Catholics pray for Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital in Rome / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Continues Prescribed Therapies, Follows Lenten Retreat Remotely, Improvements “further strengthened”: Vatican

Mar 11, 2025

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Pope Francis Participates in Lenten Retreat Remotely, Health Condition “stable within a complex framework”: Vatican

Mar 10, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

The Swiss Guard honored the soldiers who died in the Sack of Rome during a ceremony in Roman Protomartyrs Square in the Vatican on May 5, 2023. / Vatican Media

What Does the Swiss Guard Do While Pope Francis is in the Hospital?

Mar 10, 2025

The mission of the Swiss Guard, the oldest military corps in the world, is to ensure the security of the pope and protect the cardinals when the chair of Peter is vacant.

Religious sisters and dozens of faithful gather around the statue of St. John Paul II at Gemelli hospital to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis in "stable" Condition, Rested Well Saturday/Sunday Night, "showing a good response to treatment": Vatican

Mar 9, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

A candle with an image of Pope Francis on it sits in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican duirng a rosary prayer service for the Holy Father on Thursday, March 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis' Health Condition "stable" with "slight improvement": Vatican Updates

Mar 8, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues to receive treatment for respiratory issues. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Spends Quiet Night in Hospital, Marks Three Weeks Since Hospitalization: Vatican Updates

Mar 7, 2025

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis.

A sign at the “popes’ hospital,” Gemelli Hospital in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Health Remains Stable As He Continues Physiotherapy in Hospital: Vatican Updates

Mar 6, 2025

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Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

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Pope Francis’ Recovery Progresses as Vatican Appoints New Librarian, Polish President Visits

At Burial, Seminarian Murdered by Abductors in Nigeria Eulogized as “shining example of a life dedicated to the Lord”

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Missionaries of Mercy Priests Pope Francis Commissioned in 2016 Gather in Rome for Jubilee of Hope

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“Action is needed now”: Caritas Zambia Calls for Establishment of Specialized Courts to Handle Child Defilement Cases

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Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

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