Latest news about Pope Francis' health
Pope Francis has faced numerous health challenges in recent years, and yet still has maintained a busy schedule of meetings, Masses, and travel since 2020.
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Pope Francis’ health ‘stable’ despite breathing difficulties, Vatican says
The 86-year-old pope is being treated with antibiotics intravenously and is in “good and stable” condition without a fever, a... Read more
UPDATE: Pope Francis has ‘mild flu,’ went to hospital for precautionary testing
The pope, who turns 87 next month, has experienced a number of medical setbacks in recent years. Read more
Pope Francis says poor health won’t keep him away from World Youth Day 2023
In a new video, Pope Francis held up a gray, WYD-branded backpack and said, “I’m ready! I already have everything... Read more
Pope Francis makes first public speech since hospitalization for abdominal surgery
The 86-year-old pope smiled and waved from the window of the Apostolic Palace as he gave thanks for prayers and... Read more
‘I received a miracle,’ says mother of baby baptized by Pope Francis at hospital in March
The story of a Peruvian immigrant family in Italy has come to light during the convalescence of Pope Francis at... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery
Pope Francis was applauded by onlookers as he left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday morning. Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis’ doctors plan to discharge him from hospital ‘in the next few days’
The 86-year-old pope is currently recovering in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital one week after he underwent a three-hour surgery for an... Read more
Pope Francis praying and working from hospital
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is working from the hospital as he recovers from hernia surgery. Read more
Pope Francis sends message from hospital to European political party
In a letter to the European People’s Party, the pope urged politicians to be united on “issues where primary ethical... Read more
Pope Francis will not pray public Angelus from hospital on Sunday
A Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis would pray the Angelus privately at noon in his hospital room. Read more
Pope Francis making normal progress in recovery from abdominal surgery
“The medical team reports that the clinical picture is steadily improving and the postoperative progress is normal.” Read more
Pope Francis stable, receives poster from family of baby he baptized in hospital in March
According a Vatican spokesman, medical staff caring for the pope shared that his “postoperative course is regular.” Read more
Pope Francis is recovering in same hospital room where John Paul II was treated
Pope Francis is recovering from abdominal surgery this week in the same hospital room where St. John Paul II was... Read more
Pope Francis in ‘good general condition’ one day after abdominal surgery
In a surgery lasting three hours on June 7, a team of surgeons operated on a hernia in the pope’s... Read more
Surgeon: Pope Francis ‘well, awake, alert’ after operation
Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both the surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon. Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis out of surgery, recovering in hospital
The Vatican said Wednesday evening that Pope Francis is out of surgery and the abdominal operation he underwent “took place... Read more
Pope Francis’ appointments canceled until June 18, Italian diocese says
Pope Francis’ audiences have been canceled until June 18, an Italian Catholic diocese said Wednesday, citing the Prefecture of the... Read more
Pope Francis prayed with relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux before surgery
One of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery was to pray before a relic of St. Thérèse of... Read more
Pope Francis hospitalized for abdominal surgery
The operation was planned by the pope’s medical team in recent days after it became necessary due to a hernia... Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis has checkup at Rome hospital
Media reports said Pope Francis visited a clinic for the elderly connected to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Read more
