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Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma.
Ailing Pope releases audio message from hospital
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked three weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital on Friday, reported by the Vatican to be "stable" but sounding weak and breathless in his first audio message.
Pope ‘slept all night’ after two breathing attacks: Vatican
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» ROME - Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, “slept all night” and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure the day before, the Vatican said.
Pope has two episodes of 'acute respiratory failure': Vatican
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.
Hospitalised pope stable, rested overnight: Vatican
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» ROME - Pope Francis rested well during his 17th night in hospital, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after reporting the 88-year-old was in a "stable" condition.
Pope spends ‘peaceful night’ after breathing crisis
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» ROME - Pope Francis, hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday, as Catholics prayed for his speedy recovery.
Ailing pope suffers breathing 'crisis', Vatican says
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said.
Ailing pope ‘rested well’ amid improvement
AFP, Published on 25/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, “rested well”, the Vatican said on Tuesday after earlier reporting a “slight improvement” in the condition of the 88-year-old.
Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was "resting" Monday, the Vatican said amidst global concern over the pontiff's health.
Pope Francis, in critical condition, had quiet night: Vatican
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, the morning after revealing the 88-year-old was in a "critical" condition.