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 issues audio message, sounding frail three weeks into his hospitalization with pneumonia
Pope Francis, 88, has been in a Rome hospital for 3 weeks, but he was well enough as he recovers from pneumonia to record a ...
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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 ...
Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.
In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time
As he recovers from pneumonia in the hospital, Pope Francis has increasingly handed off his day-to-day responsibilities to ...
Pope Francis remains stable after thanking public for prayers, Vatican says
Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...
Pope Francis faces long, fraught fight for recovery, doctors say
Three weeks to the day after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis is still struggling to shake off the ...