Many people in northeast Wisconsin are hoping and praying for a full recovery, which includes a Neenah woman. Dora Fabian has been watching the Pope’s health closely. “I hope he’s getting better, but it’s kind of sad to know that maybe we are going to lose him,

People pray in the courtyard around a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 23, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition remained "critical" the evening of Feb.

While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had subsided, a Vatican source said he was still receiving supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula early Feb. 23. The evening before,

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the continuing uncertainty over the pope’s health. The same is true for everyone in the Vatican.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to visit Italy in April, Buckingham Palace recently announced. However, the couple's trip is reportedly "in doubt" due to an official's concerning health issues.

Italy's Movement for Life, "in harmony with the whole church," places at the center of its concern "the dignity of the person, and it privileges those who are weakest," the pope said in a message signed March 5 "from the Gemelli Polyclinic," where he has been hospitalized since Feb. 14.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days.

Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuously evolving treatment.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.

Woman lays flowers for sick Pope outside hospital in Italy. Maria Neve came to lay fowers for the Pope, and said: He shows great respect for women, so we must show him respect as well'.

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.