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 briefed on world, church matters on 24th consecutive day in hospital: Vatican
"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.
Pope Francis misses 4th straight Sunday blessing, remains in ‘guarded’ condition
Francis, 88, remained hospitalized in Rome while the Vatican celebrated the Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Volunteers.
Pope Francis thanks volunteers for ‘miracle of tenderness’ after latest Holy Year event absence as he shows ‘gradual’ improvement
Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued ...
A day-by-day look at Pope Francis’ hospitalization for pneumonia, at the 3-week mark
Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...
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Sunday prayer cancelled for fourth time as pope lies in hospital
The Vatican has cancelled the traditional Sunday prayer on St Peter’s Square for the fourth time in a row as Pope Francis lies ill in hospital with severe pneumonia.Francis had spent a “quiet” night ...
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Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...
Pope Francis responding well to pneumonia therapy and showing ‘gradual, slight improvement’
The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement ...