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 met at the hospital with Vatican No. 2, made major governing decisions
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...
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Cardinals, curial officials in Rome to pray rosary for pope at St. Peter’s
With Pope Francis remaining in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and bilateral pneumonia, the ...
Gemelli, the Pope’s hospital dubbed ‘Vatican III’
The Vatican created a mini-residence on site, a top-floor apartment guarded by police. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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 ...
Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican No. 2 over candidates for sainthood, sets consistory
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...