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 issues audio message, sounding frail three weeks into his hospitalization with pneumonia
Pope Francis, 88, has been in a Rome hospital for 3 weeks, but he was well enough as he recovers from pneumonia to record a ...
A day-by-day look at Pope Francis’ hospitalization for pneumonia, at the 3-week mark
Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...
In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time
As he recovers from pneumonia in the hospital, Pope Francis has increasingly handed off his day-to-day responsibilities to ...
How Pope Francis spent his time in hospital between rest and therapy on Friday
How Pope Francis spent his time in hospital between rest and therapy on Friday - The Vatican’s Holy Year will proceed without ...
Pope starts day 'quietly' as he enters 23rd straight day in hospital
As Pope Francis begins his 23rd consecutive day in hospital, the Vatican says that his "overall condition remains stable ...
Pope Francis faces long, fraught fight for recovery, doctors say
Three weeks to the day after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis is still struggling to shake off the ...
As Catholics Gather for Jubilee, Just One Thing Is Missing: Francis
For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...