Thousands pray for critically ill Pope Francis in chilly, rainy St. Peter's Square
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
Francis Is in Critical Condition. 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 ...
Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
Pope Francis’ Health Improves As He Resumes Work—But Remains In Critical Condition
The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.
Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvement and Resumes Some Work, Vatican Says
Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Vatican announces daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter's Square
The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...
Cardinals to lead rosary for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square
Pope Francis' doctors "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition of respiratory and ...
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Church-goers in North Hollywood hold mass for Pope Francis' recovery following recent hospitalization
Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday ...
Pope Francis 'rested well, all night long' in hospital, Vatican says
ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli ...