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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What Pope Francis’ voice memo reveals about his understanding of the papacy
Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has ...
A weak Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in audio message
ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio ...
Pope Francis put back on ventilator after 2 episodes of acute respiratory failure
Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains ...
Pope Francis’s words air in St. Peter’s Square for first time since illness
The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...
Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization after giving world a sign of his frailty
Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The Vatican said the 88-year-old pope ...
Pope Francis goes through day without any 'episodes of respiratory failure,' Vatican says
The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable ...
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Pope Francis slept well with a ventilation mask during his 20th night in the hospital
Pope Francis “rested well” during his 20th night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and “woke up after 8 a.m.,” the Vatican said at 8 ...