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The latest news, stories and features on Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic church who resides in Vatican City. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis has held the position since 2013, taking over from his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI.

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Play Video Pope Francis speaks to the faithful at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 6, 2025, part of the jubilee of the sick and the health workers.

Pope Francis makes first public appearance after weeks-long hospital stay

Channel: World World 6 days ago By Noora Mykkanen

King and Queen's state visit to Vatican postponed as Pope Francis continues recovery

Channel: UK UK March 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video Pope Francis waves from hospital window in first public appearance for more than six weeks

Pope Francis makes first public appearance in six weeks after health crisis

Channel: World World March 23, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
ASSISI, ITALY - MARCH 18: (EDITORS NOTE: This image depicts death.) Pilgrims pray and pay their respects at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore on March 18, 2025 in Assisi, Italy. Assisi is the resting place of Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager who died from leukemia in 2006 and was later beatified by Pope Francis in 2020. Acutis, who has been referred to as "God's Influencer," will become the first millennial saint when he is canonised in a ceremony next month during the Church's Jubilee of Teenagers. It was Carlos Acutis's final wish to be buried in Assisi. On 6th April 2019, his body was brought to the Sanctuary of the Spoliation and will be his final resting, attracting pilgrims from across the world to visit his tomb and that of St. Francis of Assisi in the nearby Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Crowds flock to see body of British teen who became 'patron saint of the internet'

Channel: World World March 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Pope Francis concelebrates Holy Mass in the chapel of the apartment on the tenth floor of the Gemelli hospital, where he continues his treatment, in Rome, Italy March 16, 2025. Holy See Press Office/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Vatican releases first picture of Pope since he was taken to hospital

Channel: World World March 16, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video (FILES) Pope Francis arrives at the basilica of Saint John Lateran for a diocesan assembly, on October 25, 2025 in Rome. Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said on February 23, 2025, the morning after revealing the 88-year-old was in a "critical" condition. "The night passed peacefully, the pope rested," the Holy See said in a short update. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis speaks for first time since hospital admission to thank well-wishers

Channel: World World March 6, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
(FILES) Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience on March 20, 2024 at St Peter's square in The Vatican. Pope Francis "spent calm night, is resting", the Vatican said in the morning update on February 28, 2025. Pope Francis's condition was continuing to improve, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked two weeks in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis joins Ash Wednesday celebration but begins Lent still in hospital

Channel: World World March 5, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
Nuns attend a prayer service in St. Peter's Square, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization, at the Vatican, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Pope Francis prognosis 'uncertain' after 'acute respiratory failure'

Channel: World World March 3, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vandeville Eric/ABACA/Shutterstock (15175284l) People pray near the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for pneumonia, on March 2, 2025 in Rome, Italy. People Pray For Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital - Rome, Italy - 02 Mar 2025

Vatican shares Pope Francis health update two days after 'respiratory crisis'

Channel: World World March 2, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Pope Francis.

Vatican issues update on Pope Francis's health after ‘respiratory crisis’

Channel: World World March 1, 2025 By Jasper King
(FILES) Pope Francis (L) waves at the end of his weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 26, 2022. Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said on February 27, 2025, after revealing the 88-year-old's condition was slightly improving. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis resting after 'sudden worsening' in recovery from double pneumonia

Channel: World World March 1, 2025 By Tom Sanders
Pope Francis arrives with Cardinal Marc Ouellet (R) of Canada for opening of 3-day Symposium on priesthood in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on February 17, 2022. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Who could be the next pope after Vatican issues update on Francis

Channel: World World February 26, 2025 By Josh Milton
Comp of Pope Francis and Catholics outside his hospital

Pope Francis still in 'critical condition' suffering from early stage of kidney failure

Channel: World World February 24, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
Pope Francis in the Vatican before his health issues.

Pope Francis in critical condition after suffering asthmatic crisis

Channel: World World February 22, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in The Vatican, on February 12, 2025.

Pope Francis is not ‘out of danger’ after pneumonia hospital admission

Channel: World World February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Pope Francis in the Vatican before his health issues.

Vatican gives Pope health update after he spends nearly a week in hospital

Channel: World World February 20, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Candles, one showing a photo of Pope Francis, lie in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican cancels Pope Francis's weekend engagements over ill health

Channel: World World February 18, 2025 By Jasper King
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15147850l) Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in The Vatican, on February 12, 2025. Pope Francis Attends The Weekly General Audience, Vatican City, Vatican - 12 Feb 2025

Pope Francis to miss Sunday prayers while recovery continues in hospital

Channel: World World February 15, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Pope Francis on January 1 with his full pope outfit on.

Gay men can become priests as long as they are celibate, the Vatican hints

Channel: World World January 11, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Pope Francis greets participants to the Living Nativity Scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major

Italy travel warning issued for next 12 months over Roman Catholic Holy Year

Channel: World World December 17, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva

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