Pope Francis

Pope Francis came close to dying and told hospital staff ‘It’s bad’ as they battled to save his life, a doctor involved in his treatment has revealed.Pope Francis, 88, who is due to meet King Charles and Camilla next month when they…

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Pope Francis 'is not out of danger', his medical team revealed today after spending a week in hospital with pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.The pontiff's doctors delivered their first in-person update on his condition, saying he will…

Pope Francis welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Vatican for the third time and laments that many Ukrainian children have lost the ability to smile. By Deborah Castellano Lubov As the war in Ukraine…

Sylvester Stallone is known for playing Italian-American Rocky Balboa in the Oscar-winning film from 1976, but today he was caught sparring with one opponent he had probably never expected to face. For his meeting with the Pope at the…

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital today, nine days after he underwent surgery to repair an abdominal hernia.Francis, 86, left Rome's Gemelli hospital in a wheelchair, waving to reporters and well-wishers at the main entrance as…

Pope Francis will have surgery for a painful abdominal hernia at a hospital in Rome this afternoon after he complained of stomach pains, the Vatican has revealed.The 86-year-old pontiff will be put under general anaesthetic and is…

Naked protest at St Peter's Basilica: Man strips and stands on main altar in Ukraine war demonstration before Vatican guards take him awayThe tourist stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the main altarThe protester…

From an image of Pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket to a snap of Donald Trump being arrested in New York City, several AI-generated images have fooled onlookers in recent months.Now, Google is putting our ability to spot AI-generated…