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Pope Francis suffers new setback; placed on ventilation

Flowers left for Pope Francis at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, March 3, 2025 where he is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Pope in hospital to treat bronchitis, breathing trouble

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Pope formally approves blessings for same-sex couples

Couples meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

‘Being homosexual isn’t a crime,’ Pope says

Pope seeks special prayers for ‘very sick’ Benedict

Pope apologizes for school abuses in Canada

Pope Francis meets the Canadian Indigenous people as he arrives at Edmonton's International airport, Canada on July 24, 2022. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)

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Pope Francis dismisses rumors of retirement

San Diego bishop named a cardinal by Pope Francis

Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the diocese of San Diego, arrives to attend a conference on nuclear disarmament, at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Pope Francis said Sunday, May 29, 2022 he has tapped 21 churchmen to become cardinals, most of them from continents other than Europe, which has dominated Catholic hierarchy for most of the church's history. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to voice concern; …

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall on February 23, 2022 in the Vatican. (Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden: Pope Francis told him he should ‘keep receiving …

President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis as they meet at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, where the world’s two most notable Roman Catholics plan to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and poverty. (Vatican Media via AP)

Don’t send migrants back to ‘inhumane’ camps and …

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis says clerics shouldn’t let politics …

Pope Francis speaks with journalists on board an Alitalia aircraft enroute from Bratislava back to Rome on Sept. 15, 2021 after a four-day pilgrimage to Hungary and Slovakia. (Tiziana Fabi, Pool via Associated Press)

Pope Francis celebrates first World Day for Grandparents …

Pope Francis waves from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square to celebrate the Angelus prayer, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)