Francis Is in Critical Condition. 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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Pope Francis’ ‘Lifewatch’ Encapsulates the Real Work of the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.
Pope Francis' health unchanged, but he "slept well" as thousands pray in a rainy St. Peter's Square
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
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Daily Holy Hour held in hospital where Pope Francis is being treated
Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at other places ...
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Gemelli Hospital: An institution at the bedside of popes since St. John Paul II
Pope Francis remains under treatment for a “polymicrobial” respiratory infection at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Nicknamed ...
Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?
On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.
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Exhibit at Saint John Paul II National Shrine Explores the Mystery of the Shroud of Turin
The exhibit responds to Saint John Paul II’s call for greater understanding and devotion to the Shroud of Turin, which many ...
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Anemic pope suffered respiratory crisis, prognosis ‘is reserved’
Candles are left at the foot of a marble statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside of the Gemelli ... In a Feb. 22 statement, the Vatican said that Pope Francis’s overall clinical ...