What happens when a pope dies?
The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...
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 ...
Pope Francis is responding well to pneumonia therapy
The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a 'gradual, slight improvement ...
A day-by-day look at Pope Francis' hospitalization for pneumonia, at the 3-week mark
Pope Francis is hospitalized with bronchitis and a slight fever immediately following a morning of audiences. Doctors ...
Pope Francis to resume mechanical ventilation as his condition remains stable, Vatican says
Pope Francis will resume "non-invasive mechanical ventilation" Tuesday despite his condition remaining stable, the Vatican ...
Pope Francis showing 'good response' to treatment, Vatican says on Saturday
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his hospital treatment for double pneumonia and his overall ...
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Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
The carefully choreographed pageantry provides order to a church in its most dramatic moment of flux. A pope’s death is immediately confirmed by the head of the Vatican’s health department and ...
At the Vatican switchboard, nuns soothe anxious callers about Pope Francis
The Vatican’s phone number is public, and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master order make sure all who ...
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Pope Francis' openness about his health may be as tactical as it is truthful
reportedly at the pontiff’s own order, is a sign of increasing transparency from recent pontificates about the pope’s health, which in the past was a taboo subject. In Francis’ case ...
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Pope shows 'gradual, mild improvement' in double pneumonia treatment
Advertisement "In order to monitor these initial improvements ... chemistry and blood count examinations are stable. Related Pope addresses worshipers for the first time during hospitalization ...
Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to ...
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Pope Francis responding well to therapy, showing ‘gradual, slight improvement,’ Vatican says
The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained stable, with ...