Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis Health Update Issued After Early Kidney Failure Detected
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
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Cardinals, curial officials in Rome to pray rosary for pope at St. Peter’s
With Pope Francis remaining in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and bilateral pneumonia, the ...
Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says
ROME — Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his ...
Pope's Hospital Chaplain Says 'It's Time for Hope Against All Hope'
You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing [email protected] The chaplain of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital, where Pope ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ ahead of special prayers at St. Peter’s
Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...
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Nuns sing at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome
Nuns sing at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome ...