•Pope Francis Pope Francis is being treated for a “complex clinical situation” and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis. In an update today, the Vatican has said the pontiff has a […]
•Pope Francis Pope Francis was admitted to hospital in Rome earlier today for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican announced. The 88-year-old, who has been breathless in recent days and has delegated officials to read his speeches, was admitted following his morning audiences, it said. He was hospitalised at Rome’s Gemelli hospital ...
•Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis Pope Francis has suffered his second fall in as many months and bruised his forearm, the Vatican said today, adding that he was wearing a sling. The 88-year-old, who has been in increasingly fragile health in recent years, fell at the Santa Marta residence where he lives in the Vatican but […]
•Pope Francis during his private audience with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in The Vatican. Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, today received Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, with whom he discussed the “serious” humanitarian situation. The pair, who have previously met several times...
•Pope Francis The pope’s commission on clerical child sex abuse said today it will publish its first annual report next week, a decade after the body was established. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said the report coming on Tuesday would be a “first step” documenting “where risks remain, and where advances can […...

