Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Update: Pope Francis remains in ‘critical’ condition but has shown ‘slight improvement’
Francis was also given blood transfusions, according to the Vatican, after blood tests revealed he was suffering from ...
Pope Francis’ Critical Condition Sees Global Media Outlets Preparing to Descend Upon Rome
Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...
Pope Francis in critical condition with pneumonia, early kidney failure, officials say
The Vatican said Pope Francis is still recovering from illness as he continues to undergo medical therapies. Officials said ...
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Vatican to host rosary Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square as prayers pour in from around the world
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.
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LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds pray rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis spends “a peaceful night” at Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital and has breakfast while sitting in an armchair on Thursday ...
Headstrong Francis Put the Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...