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Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital ... following in the footsteps of his predecessor Benedict XVI. On Monday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's second-ranking official, told ...

Benedict XVI. On Monday, Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin told reporters that he had noted an improvement in Francis’s health. But asked whether the conversation had turned to the pope ...

Pope will need two months of rest at Vatican, doctor says Francis, 88, was battling double pneumonia for five weeks Pope plans to offer blessing on Sunday from hospital room window VATICAN CITY ...

However, many questions remain, given his age, his frailty, and, above all, the precedent of Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013, when the former pontiff deemed himself unfit to continue. Neither the ...

The 88-year-old could be seen praying as he sat in a wheelchair. While his condition is being described as stable, it is not yet clear when he will be discharged from the hospital. For the first ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. The photo shows Francis at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced on Sunday, for the ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was taken to hospital more than a month ago. The photograph shows the leader of the Catholic church celebrating a mass in his ...

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Pope Francis prays at his private chapel of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, on Sunday. Photo: Holy See Press Office via Vatican Pool/Getty Images ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City and Gemelli hospital in Rome The Vatican on Sunday released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized 31 days ago, showing him ...