Here are highlights of the longest hospital stay of Pope Francis' 12-year papacy, based on details provided by the Vatican.

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

Pope Francis on March 23 appeared in public for the first time in five weeks since his hospitalization began on Feb. 14.

including one who was appointed as the head of a Vatican department. They also pointed out that neighboring countries such as India and Pakistan have altar boys and girls. They do not see girls at the ...

Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time before ...

As Pope Francis returns to the Vatican, a timeline of his longest hospital stay - Pope Francis was first hospitalised on Feb.

Pope Francis greets well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of ...

The Church - stripped of its ornaments, the altar bare, and with the door of the empty tabernacle standing open - is as if in mourning. In the fourth century the Apostolic Constitutions described ...

9. Care should be taken that during a blessing nothing indecorous is placed upon the altar, e.g., eatables. Things of this nature should be placed upon a table conveniently arranged.

Despite continued progress in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis will continue to remain in the hospital for the time being, his doctors announced today.

(AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope ...