Pope Francis
Pope Francis was so close to death that doctors considered ending treatment
Pontiff, 88, spent more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia before being discharged on Sunday
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
25, Mar, 2025 @2:20 PM
Pope Francis greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital
Pontiff says he has ‘had the opportunity to experience the Lord’s patience’ and pays tribute to ‘tireless care’ of medics
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
23, Mar, 2025 @11:57 AM
Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital and convalesce at Vatican
Officials say pontiff will come to the window of his room on Sunday to offer a greeting and blessing
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
22, Mar, 2025 @12:55 PM
The Guardian view on Pope Francis: protecting a progressive legacy | Editorial
Editorial: The pontiff is off the critical list and stable. But his achievements will need to be safeguarded in an inevitable power struggle to come
Editorial
17, Mar, 2025 @6:25 PM
Vatican seeks to debunk fake news on health of Pope Francis
Since pontiff was hospitalised conspiracy theories have swirled online claiming he has died
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
11, Mar, 2025 @4:16 PM
Cardinal reads pope’s Ash Wednesday homily meditating on ‘tragedy of death’
Pontiff, 88, remains stable and received communion in hospital as Catholics marked beginning of Lent
Sam Jones and agencies
05, Mar, 2025 @7:49 PM
Pope Francis has had a stable day with no more respiratory crises, Vatican says
Pontiff, 88, is receiving high-flow oxygen and his breathing will be aided overnight by a non-invasive ventilator
Angela Giuffrida in Vatican City
04, Mar, 2025 @7:22 PM
Pope Francis suffers two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’
Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks with pneumonia
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
03, Mar, 2025 @6:21 PM
Pope thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’
Vatican says Francis is in stable condition but ‘prognosis remains guarded’ as vigils continue at St Peter’s Basilica
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
02, Mar, 2025 @6:08 PM
Pope Francis spends peaceful night after breathing crisis, Vatican says
Official says doctors caring for pontiff, 88, are assessing how Friday’s incident will affect his condition
Guardian staff and agency
01, Mar, 2025 @9:17 AM
Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ making condition suddenly worse
Vatican says pontiff was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation, to which he responded well and remains alert
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
28, Feb, 2025 @7:11 PM
‘We brought him 4kg of ice-cream’: Pope Francis’s parlour shares papal favourites
Sebastian Padrón shares how ice-cream brought his family closer with fellow Argentinian and neighbour
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
28, Feb, 2025 @1:24 PM
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