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3/8/2025 9:51:51 PM
Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is responding well to treatment, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old's condition had seen "a gradual, slight improvement".
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3/6/2025 11:02:27 PM
Pope Francis recorded a pained and laboured audio message Thursday to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.
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3/5/2025 8:23:27 PM
Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he underwent hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
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3/4/2025 9:45:20 PM
Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises a day earlier, but will resume using a ventilation mask at night, the Vatican said.
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2/27/2025 5:24:16 PM
Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said Thursday, after revealing the 88-year-old's condition was slightly improving.
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2/26/2025 5:36:01 PM
Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his recovery. Francis remained in critical condition, but the Holy See machinery ground on, with the announcement of new bishops and a new church fundraising initiative.
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2/25/2025 10:55:43 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended his heartfelt wishes for the swift and complete recovery of Pope Francis, the Vatican’s Pope, following his recent health setback.
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2/25/2025 10:54:19 AM
A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, "rested well", the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the condition of the 88-year-old.
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2/24/2025 1:58:20 PM
Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.
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2/23/2025 9:16:56 PM
Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" on his tenth day in hospital Sunday, the Vatican said, as Catholics around the world prayed for the 88-year-old's recovery.
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2/23/2025 5:55:20 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, expressed Sunday his heartfelt wishes for Pope Francis of a swift recovery, as the pope is still in critical condition following a severe asthma attack.
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2/22/2025 8:44:45 PM
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.
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2/22/2025 7:30:48 PM
The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the Pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least another week.
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2/19/2025 6:09:37 PM
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humour, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complicated bronchial infection that has sidelined the 88-year-old pontiff for six days.
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2/18/2025 9:57:17 PM
Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, adding that the 88-year-old was in "good spirits".
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2/18/2025 12:58:07 PM
The Vatican on Tuesday cancelled two of Pope Francis's events at the weekend as the 88-year-old continues to receive hospital treatment for bronchitis.
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2/17/2025 5:57:47 PM
Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture" that will require the 88-year-old to stay longer than originally expected, the Vatican said on Monday.
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2/11/2025 9:41:21 PM
Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a "major crisis" Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the US president's border czar, who told the pontiff to "stick to the Catholic Church".
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2/11/2025 4:22:50 PM
Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump's deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a "major crisis" that "damages the dignity of men and women".
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1/1/2025 2:01:09 PM
Pope Francis has ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.
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