Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications.
Just before his hospitalization, the pope formed a new Vatican financial group.
Just before his hospitalization, the pope formed a new Vatican financial group.
The Vatican said the 88-year-old Francis, who has double pneumonia, had suffered a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis."
Pope Francis hospitalized with double pneumonia, Vatican says treatment is challenging.
Despite his periodic health issues and reduced mobility, Francis has kept up a busy schedule, including foreign travel.
Eight years before, the limited premier edition of The Szyk Haggadah I created (2006-08) had been donated to the Vatican Library. I now had an opportunity to see it housed at the Vatican.
This is the first time during his administration that Biden gave the award with distinction, the White House said.
Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions within the Church.
Major Jewish organization leaders called on the Pope to refrain from 'incendiary comments' about the Israel-Hamas War.
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