Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis is in critical condition after respiratory crisis but "continues to be alert," the Vatican says
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...
Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he’s overcome the worst
The Vatican’s early Friday update also suggested a level of normalcy and routine as the 88-year-old pope continues recovering ...
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Vatican: Names of alleged sexual abusers cannot be published without proof
The Vatican strongly cautioned against publishing “news” that would harm the reputation of an individual, especially someone ...
Pope Francis shows further slight improvement as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican says
Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.
The Shadow of Change Looms Over the Vatican
VATICAN CITY If the prolonged hospitalization of the pontiff, who is fighting like a lion to overcome lung infections, has ...
Pope showing encouraging signs, Vatican says, unlike news over the weekend
Pope Francis remains in the hospital as he battles double pneumonia. But, the Vatican says the 88-year-old pontiff is getting ...
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Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, 'doctor of the poor,' Venezuela's first saint
A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, has not been set. The Vatican in a statement said Francis also decided to convene a formal meeting of cardinals to set ...