The story depicted in the statue refers to the appearance of Christ in the 6th century AD above an altar where Pope Gregory I ... commented: "The paint survival and quality are exceptional ...

Pope Francis’ historic “Statio Orbis” blessing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remains relevant for the Church as it did five years ago. Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital in February and released five weeks later on Sunday, March 23 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

Pope Francis came so close to death that doctors considered stopping his treatment during a respiratory crisis, one of his doctors said. Professor Sergio Alfieri, lead doctor at Rome's Gemelli ...

The King and Queen's state visit to the Vatican has been postponed by mutual agreement as the Pope recovers from illness, Buckingham Palace said. The Pope, 88, arrived home to the Vatican on ...

The pope’s doctors have said they came close to letting him die during his recent hospital stay. European Editor at Large King Charles and Queen Camilla have postponed their planned visit to ...

Samir Hussein/Pool/Getty; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty King Charles and Queen Camilla won't meet with Pope Francis as planned during their upcoming trip to Italy. On March 25, Buckingham ...

Pope Francis was so close to death during his weeks-long hospital stint that doctors considered ending his pneumonia treatment so he could just die in peace, the head of his medical team revealed ...