Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...
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'In a world in crisis, pope’s absence weakens our hope'
Interview.For journalist and author Michel Cool, Pope Francis' hospitalization has created unease among Catholics, amplified ...
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Pope's condition shows 'further slight improvement'
Notably, the evening bulletin did not describe the pope's condition as "critical," as it had each day since Feb. 22, but said ...
Watching an ailing pontiff: What could come next for the Catholic Church
Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...
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 latest: Live updates as Vatican announces Pontiff's condition is 'improving' after undergoing physiotherapy for bilateral pneumonia
Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as worst is apparently over in pope’s pneumonia battle
The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, a Vatican official and former vicar of Rome, will ...
Vatican says Pope’s condition improving but his prognosis remains guarded
The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days ...
On This Day: Pope Benedict XVI steps down
Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body ...
Catholic Church cash crisis: Vatican launches task force to try and boost donations from faithful after sex scandal payouts and bungled property deals caused huge fin…
Catholic dioceses, eparchies and men's religious communities have spent more than $5bn on allegations of sexual abuse of ...
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Pope Francis' double pneumonia 'improving,' as docs hold off on revising prognosis
Pope Francis continues to recover from double pneumonia, with the Vatican no longer describing his condition as "critical" ...