Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
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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 misses 4th straight Sunday blessing, remains in ‘guarded’ condition
Francis, 88, remained hospitalized in Rome while the Vatican celebrated the Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Volunteers.
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Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves
Pope Francis, who the Vatican said is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers ...
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Sunday prayer cancelled for fourth time as pope lies in hospital
The Vatican has cancelled the traditional Sunday prayer on St Peter’s Square for the fourth time in a row as Pope Francis lies ill in hospital with severe pneumonia.Francis had spent a “quiet” night ...
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Pope Francis thanks world’s volunteers for the ‘miracle of tenderness’
The Vatican released the pope's March 9 Sunday homily and Angelus message dedicated to the approximately 25,000 men and women participating in the March 8-9 Jubilee of the World of Volunteering.
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 ...