Pope Francis is alert and still making jokes despite having double pneumonia, Italy's prime minister said Wednesday after visiting the 88-year-old pontiff in hospital. Jesuit theologian Antonio ...

Pope Francis' blood tests show a "slight improvement" as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday.

Pope Francis had a “peaceful” 21st night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and “is still resting,” the Vatican said at 8:15 a.m., ...

I am very happy to have found him alert and responsive. We joked as always. He hasn’t lost his proverbial sense of humor,” the Italian PM said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melon found 88-year-old Pope Francis to be found him “alert and responsive” in hospital on Feb ...

a day after tests confirmed he had pneumonia in both lungs on top of asthmatic bronchitis. The Italian premier, who came to power in 2022 with a message touting her Christian credentials ...

After a scary setback in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper Saturday morning. The fact that he was able to drink the beverage signaled ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in hospital Wednesday and reported he was "alert and responsive" and full of good humor, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complicated ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he ...