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Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their ...

Pope Francis had “a restful night and woke up shortly after 8 a.m.,” the Vatican said on Friday morning, March 7. It was his ...

In it, Francis thanked the people for their prayers. But his voice was barely discernible through ... The audio clip was ...

Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded Thursday and broadcast ...

Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...

Vatican City • Pope Francis has improved enough to no longer be considered in imminent danger from pneumonia and other ...

Pope Francis has recorded and released an audio message thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice ...

The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...

Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their prayers ... the start of the rosary in St. Peter's Square.

ROME — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in ... hospital and broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square who had gathered for the nightly ...