High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization
Pope Francis shows ‘improvement’ in condition, Vatican reveals
Pope Francis 'resting' after quiet night in hospital, Vatican says
"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, responding well, rests as Vatican marks another Holy Year event without him
In his absence, the Vatican’s day-to-day operations continued alongside celebrations of its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee that brings millions of pilgrims to Rome. On Sunday, Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, who is close to Francis, celebrates the Holy Year Mass for volunteers that Francis was supposed to have celebrated.
Who's who at the Vatican?
Other than Pope Francis, these are the most powerful people at the Vatican.
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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 of the papal conclave that elects a new pope. Experts say a selection from the United States is unlikely.
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From secretions to oxygen, why is the Vatican sharing so much detail about the Pope's health?
There's a first time for everything. But the phrase "copious secretions" in an official update from the Vatican on Pope Francis? That level of detail may be surprising even to those who aren't ...