The Vatican reported another slight improvement in Pope Francis's condition on Thursday, as the 88-year-old spent his seventh ...

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While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept peacefully and ate breakfast after developing pneumonia in both his lungs.

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Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...

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Pope Francis' condition improved during his first 24 hours in Rome's Gemelli hospital with tests confirming he has a ...