Mr. Gibson is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. Pope Francis has been in a Rome hospital for a month, battling double pneumonia and its complications.

The Vatican said the pontiff also did some work on Sunday. The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he continues to ...

It goes without saying that it's a big deal when a pope dies, but procedurally? It's an ever bigger deal for the Catholic church. Pope Francis — who, thankfully, is still alive! — actually ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years. March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...

Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting f ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. The photo shows Francis at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced on Sunday, for the ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 14. “This morning, Pope Francis concelebrated Holy Mass in the chapel of the 10th-floor ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City and Gemelli hospital in Rome The Vatican on Sunday released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized 31 days ago, showing him ...

I'm here at the Gelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia. Now this hospital has *** strong connection with the Pope's, and on my left here is *** statue of John ...

Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...