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 Health Update: Vatican Issues Thursday Morning Statement
Pope Francis had a good night in hospital in Rome, the Vatican said on Thursday morning, where he is being treated for ...
Pope Francis’s message from hospital broadcast in St. Peter’s Square
The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...
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.
Argentines in Rome Pray for a Pope Who’s One of Their Own
The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.
Pope Francis blesses ashes to mark Ash Wednesday; health stable
Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved ...
Pope addresses worshipers for the first time during hospitalization
The recorded message from the 88-year-old Pope was broadcast at 9 p.m. local time and was the first message he has made since ...