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Back to SearchWho is the nurse who made medical decisions for the pope?
Pope Francis has returned home after 38 days in the hospital, which included two life-threatening respiratory crises. In this episode, host Colleen D…
1 year, 6 months ago
Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital tomorrow
Pope Francis’ doctors announced at a press conference early this evening Rome time, March 22, that he will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, …
1 year, 6 months ago
Could Pope Francis and King Charles’ meeting actually happen in just a few weeks?
Buckingham Palace announced a meeting between King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 8. In this episode of “Inside …
1 year, 6 months ago
Pope Francis’ recovery and the church’s stance on gender dysphoria
Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger, according to the Vatican and doctors at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has now entered his fourth we…
1 year, 6 months ago
Listen: Pope Francis' audio message from Gemelli Hospital
After 21 days of hospitalization, Pope Francis sent a brief message of thanks that was played for those praying for him in St. Peter's Square the nig…
1 year, 6 months ago
Pope Francis’ hospitalization: The complex picture, three weeks in
Pope Francis has been hospitalized for nearly three weeks with double pneumonia. In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., spe…
1 year, 6 months ago
Pope Francis suffers two acute respiratory crises
Earlier today, March 3, the Vatican announced that the Pope experienced two acute breathing crises caused by a significant buildup of mucus in his ai…
1 year, 6 months ago
Pope Francis returns to ‘critical state’ after bronchial spasm
In this special update, we report on a concerning turn in Pope Francis’ health. Earlier today, Feb. 28, the Vatican announced that the pope suffered …
1 year, 7 months ago
A complete picture of Pope Francis’ ongoing health crisis
Pope Francis remains in critical condition after being hospitalized for bronchitis that developed into double pneumonia. While his condition is serio…
1 year, 7 months ago
Pope Francis receives oxygen, blood transfusion in hospital
The Vatican told the press this evening, Saturday, Feb. 22, that Pope Francis experienced what it called a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis”…
1 year, 7 months ago