Pope thanks volunteers for 'miracle of tenderness' as another Holy Year event passes
After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown “gradual, ...
High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization
Those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the continuing uncertainty and anxiety over the pope’s health. The ...
As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, a look at who's who at the Vatican
As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...
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Vatican shares Pope Francis’ recorded message during rosary in St. Peter’s Square
The Holy Father’s voice was hoarse, and he was noticeably out of breath in the brief audio message, which the Holy See Press Office said was recorded today.
In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time
Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day ...
How Is A New Pope Chosen: Everything You Need To Know About Conclave
As Pope Francis, who is 88 years old, continues to battle health issues, the question of what will happen next for the ...
Pope showing 'good response' to treatment, says Vatican
As he begins his fourth week in a Rome hospital, Pope Francis is showing a "gradual" improvement, the Vatican said. Pope ...
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EXPLAINER: Understanding how the Catholic Church operates, who leads when Pope is sick
A prominent figure in this leadership is Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary ... Canon 335 of the Code of Canon Law states that when the Holy See is "vacant or completely impeded ...
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What we know about the health of Pope Francis
The pope suffered "an isolated crisis of bronchospasm" -- a tightening of the muscles that line the airways in the lungs -- which caused "an episode of vomiting with inhalation", the Holy See said.
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Pope Francis undergoes brochoscopies after ‘acute respiratory failure,’ Holy See says
Despite the Pope Francis’ hospitalisation, the Holy See continues to operate. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the foreign minister, met with Lithuanian ...
Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him
Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from double pneumonia as the Vatican’s Holy Year is proceeding without him.