Tag: Pope Francis

Pope Francis left the hospital unannounced, leaving by a side door and traveling through Rome in a simple blue car

The Vatican released five pictures of the pope during a visit earlier in the day to the children's cancer ward on the same floor as his suite

Pope Francis was hospitalized on July 4 to undergo an operation to relieve severe stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on July 12 that the pope would remain at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for “a few more days”

Estimates show that eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, killing marine life and feeding into the human food chain

Pope Francis appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago

Pope Francis said “the Church’s vocation is not to have money, but to serve, and service is always free”

In the latest health update, the Vatican said that the pope’s clinical progress is as “expected” and that “his blood tests are satisfactory”

Cardinal Hollerich will help to oversee the gathering of the world’s bishops in Rome

The late Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis have different styles of dealing with health, privacy and communication