VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis acknowledged on Sunday (Mar 16) being fragile and “facing a period of trial”, as he thanked well-wishers for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope, hospitalised since Feb 14, sent a particularly personal message to theContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis remains stable after almost four weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday (Mar 11), declining to speculate on when he might go home, the day after doctors indicated he was no longer in danger. The 88-year-old head of the world Catholic Church hasContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis passed a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday (Mar 9), after revealing that the 88-year-old was responding well to treatment for pneumonia. “The night was calm, the pope is resting”, the Vatican said in its brief morning update on the Argentine, who has beenContinue Reading
“THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS” During previous hospitalisations, the pope appeared on the Gemelli balcony for his weekly Angelus prayer at noon on Sundays. But he has missed the last three, and no announcement has yet been made about whether he will make an appearance this weekend. The Vatican confirmed on ThursdayContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, spending his seventh day in hospital as he battles pneumonia, is alert and got out of bed to eat breakfast on Thursday (Feb 20) morning, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff is undergoing treatment at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on Feb 14 afterContinue Reading
