Pope Francis released an audio message to the faithful, the first communication from the pontiff since his hospitalization last month. The brief statement was released to reporters via the Holy See Press Office on Thursday in an audio file and revealed to the faithful who gathered in St.

Ailing Pope Francis’s condition is “stable” and he has not suffered a fresh breathing crisis, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The Argentine pontiff,

Pope Francis spent a "calm night" as he marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, the day after the 88-year-old issued his first audio message.