Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the hospital.

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ROME, ITALY - MARCH 23: Pope Francis speaks to the crowds from his balcony at the Gemelli hospital, the first time he has appeared in public since being ...

The first pictures of Pope Francis' body since his death were released on Tuesday ... spent 38 days in Rome's Gemelli hospital starting on Feb. 14 to treat a respiratory crisis that developed ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, about four weeks after he was released from the hospital following an ... has made a few public appearances since the asthma-like health crisis ...

She covers influencers and viral, trending content across society and culture verticals and has been working at PEOPLE since July 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Before he was elected Pope Francis in 2013 ...

The Vatican releases the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. He is seen in his wheelchair in front of an altar, celebrating Holy Mass in a private chapel at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died Monday, history’s first Latin American pontiff who ... was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double ...

Pope Francis last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square.