The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests. Feb. 24, 2025. Francis recently named the first woman to head the city-state, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...

Reported Vatican leak undermines Pope Francis and inflames debate over Latin Mass - The leak, if confirmed, could place pressure on Pope Leo to change the traditional Catholic ceremony ...

The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

Pope Francis spent a “day of rest” on Thursday and his recovery was “progressing well,” the Vatican said Thursday evening, a day after he underwent abdominal surgery.. Francis, who is 86 ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. The pope's last public appearance was on Easter Sunday at St. Peter's Square. Vice President JD Vance had just met with the pope on Sunday.

The pope’s death was confirmed by Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican health department, according to the AP.. The doctor said Pope Francis also had episodes of respiratory insufficiency.

Pope Leo XIV will meet with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

It was the first known time the pope had met with Parolin, who is essentially the Vatican prime minister, since his Feb. 14 hospitalization and the first outsider known to have called on Francis ...