Pope Francis has had coffee and read the morning newspapers after a setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ...

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said Friday, a day after it noted improvement in his clinical condition for a second straight day. After a difficult weekend in which ...

Rome — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement ... On Wednesday, the Vatican said Francis had appointed four new bishops and approved the creation of a new fundraising initiative ...

After every vote, smoke is released into St Peter’s Square. If the smoke is white, the world has a new pope, if it’s black, no majority was reached. Once the smoke clears, the college dean ...

The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope had had no new respiratory crises and that his blood parameters were stable. He underwent a follow-up CAT scan Tuesday (February 25 ...

The ballots of the final round are placed on fire with chemicals producing white smoke to signal to the world the election of a new pope. The new bishop of Rome then proceeds to the balcony of St ...

explaining the two prelates had come to secure the pope’s signature to move forward on assembling cardinals to approve new saints. Veterans of decades of Vatican intrigues weren’t buying it.

Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, has named a new archbishop for Vancouver. The Vancouver archdiocese says the Pope appointed Archbishop Richard Smith ...

and beginning the process of planning for the funeral and the election of a new pope. Pedestrians pass a shop selling Pope Francis souvenirs in Rome, Italy Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized since February 14th, is in critical condition due to a respiratory crisis. If Pope Francis can no longer fulfill his duties, a conclave will be held to elect a new pope.

If so, the ballots are burned with chemicals to create white smoke, which is sent billowing from the chimney to signal the impending formal announcement of a new pope. White smoke billows from the ...