Pope Francis returns home after hospital stay fighting life-threatening illness
The 88-year-old made his first public appearance in five weeks at the hospital on Sunday after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
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The 88-year-old made his first public appearance in five weeks at the hospital on Sunday after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
In a sign of his improved health, Pope Francis followed the Vatican's weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday.
Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, requiring intervention, the Vatican says.
Pope Francis experienced a "sudden worsening of the respiratory picture" Friday, the Vatican said.
The update came after a Vatican spokesman said the Pope "rested well" overnight.
Bishop Michael Olson accused the head nun of violating her vow of chastity.
Bishop Olson urged people not to associate with the nuns "for the good of your souls."
Pope Francis, during a rare interview from the Vatican, urged acceptance, saying, "The Gospel is for everyone."
"We are not things to be traded or given away in backroom deals," the nuns wrote in a four-page response to the decree posted to their website Saturday afternoon.
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.
Francis, who will turn 87 next month, confirmed the lung inflammation but said he'd still travel to Dubai later this week to address a climate change conference.
The 86-year-old pope welcomed the new "Princes of the Church" -- one of whom could one day become the successor to the current pontiff.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
The German-born pontiff never wanted to lead the Catholic Church, and he may be best remembered for the way he departed the role.
Pope Francis asked people to keep praying for his predecessor "in these difficult hours."
Pope Francis laid out new Vatican laws on Thursday about how Catholic clergy around the world should report allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church.
The pope's message comes on the heels of a meeting of young Catholics who told the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church.
Pope Francis on Sunday said that he was joining in the suffering of residents of Texas and Louisiana, and cited the "victims, thousands of homeless and the enormous property damage."
In an impromptu Easter Sunday speech, Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged people to hold fast in their "fearful hearts" to faith despite all the wars, sickness and hatred in the world, acknowledging that many wonder where God is amid so much evil and suffering.
In a papal first, Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown to tens of thousands of fans during Sunday's Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, rounding out a year marked by his pleas for the world to better protect innocents caught up in wars, migrations and abject poverty.
Pope Francis is expanding his presence on social media with an Instagram account.
Pope Francis set the canonization date Tuesday, paving the way for the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor to become the centerpiece of his yearlong focus on the Catholic Church's merciful side.
Vienna's cardinal says he is in touch with a man condemned to die in Texas, and that Pope Francis is following the case, too.
