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 ...
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Speculation About A Pope Francis Resignation Is Picking Up Steam
A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement ...
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Jubilee pilgrims adding visit to Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis
Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...
Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...
Pope Francis Health Update: Vatican Says Prognosis Remains Guarded
The pope's condition remains stable yet guarded, with no ventilation needed but high-flow oxygen continuing as the Vatican monitors closely.
Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator
The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...
Pope Francis’ ‘complex’ health crisis triggers wave of prayer and uncertainty across Rome
People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...
Pope Francis' health stays critical but stable as Vatican starts nightly prayers in St. Peter's Square
The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...