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But if symptoms don't improve after this time or lead to difficulty breathing, then it's important to seek medical care. This hospitalization is the latest in a series of health issues the pope ...
Pope Francis again asked an aide to read his remarks and was unable to get back onto his popemobile Wednesday, as lingering respiratory and mobility problems continued to take their toll on the 87 ...
Pope Francis cancelled his appointments on Monday because of what the Vatican described as light flu symptoms. Below are details of some of the health problems the 87-year-old pontiff has faced.
On 11 March, the Pope offered a virtual general audience for the first time. [23] On 16 March, Francis left Vatican City to visit two churches in Rome. At the Basilica of St. Mary Major, he prayed before the Byzantine icon known as Salus Populi Romani, which Pope Gregory I carried in procession in 593 praying for an end to the Plague of Justinian.
Francis, originally from Argentina and the first pope from Latin America, has led the 1.4 billion-member Church since 2013. He has suffered from influenza and related problems several times over ...
On January 10, 2022, Pope Francis issued a statement on COVID-19 vaccines. He stated that COVID-19 vaccination was a "moral obligation" and denounced "how people had been swayed by 'baseless information' to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives".
The stamp is dedicated to the pastoral visit of Francis to Azerbaijan on 2 October 2016. Pope Francis upheld the Second Vatican Council's tradition by promoting ecumenism with other Christian denominations, encouraging dialogue with other religions, and supporting peace with secular individuals.
Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lung ...