A woman holds a portrait of Venezuelan doctor Jose Gregorio Hernandez at La Candelaria Church in Caracas on Feb. 25, 2025. Pope Francis, hospitalized in "critical" condition, authorized the canonization of the ″doctor of the poor″ Jose Gregorio ...

The Argentine, who underwent the removal of part of a lung when he was young, has been hospitalized since February 14, and doctors have indicated that his situation is uncertain, given his age, fragility,

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition, the Vatican has said in a medical update, with respiratory and kidney problems. Around the world, prayers and services are being held in support of the pontiff.

Venezuela will soon have its first saint, after ailing Pope Francis on Tuesday canonized a physician who ... Madrid and New York, and died in Caracas in 1919 after being struck by a car. He was beatified -- an earlier step towards sainthood -- in 2021 ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday. A date for the ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...