Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. His death came one day after a brief appearance to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday ...

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the hospital.

Mourners gather in Vatican City after Pope Francis dies at 88 Feb. 6: Vatican says pope has bronchitis The Vatican first announced the pope had bronchitis on Feb. 6 after he canceled several ...

J.D. Vance is paying his respects to Pope Francis. On Monday, April 21, the U.S. Vice President, 40, shared a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) following the announcement of the pope’s death ...

In the spring of 2023, Pope Francis spent three days at the Gemelli University Hospital due to “a touch of bronchitis.” In November 2023, the pontiff underwent a CT scan of his lungs due to ...

ROME — Pope Francis was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital Sunday, five weeks after he was admitted for a case of bronchitis and later suffered other medical complications, including ...

Pope Francis' death followed months of health issues that began with his hospitalization for bronchitis in February. He later developed double pneumonia. After 38 days in the hospital, he was released ...

One of the many titles that Pope Leo XIV, 69, assumed when he was elected on May 8 was bishop of Rome. He has now formally ...