The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

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Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday (March 2) and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, the Vatican said, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was up and receiving therapy on Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from ...

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Just as Zelensky arrived back in Ukraine on Sunday after a stopover to rally the allies in London, a major Russian oil refinery also went up in flames. Explosions rocked the Ufimsky fuel facility in ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, requiring intervention, the Vatican says.

The Vatican said that Monday’s crisis was caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis remains in a stable condition, but his health is still a major concern. Officials ...