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 resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
Francis suffered the two crises Monday. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus that had accumulated in his lungs, the ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
Just before breaking the Ramadan fast on Sunday evening, Hasan Zaheda played basketball with his son in the tiny courtyard of ...
Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure,’ but is alert and resting, says Vatican
Pope Francis experienced “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican said Monday, marking the latest in a series ...
Pope Francis back on ventilator after respiratory failure
Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said, a fresh setback in the worst health ...
Refugee family ‘saved’ by Pope Francis unite in prayer for ailing 88-year-old’s health
Refugee family ‘saved’ by Pope Francis unite in prayer for ailing 88-year-old’s health - The family calls the pontiff ‘a gift ...
Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff who never returned home
Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic ...
Pope Francis suffers two 'acute respiratory' episodes in new setback
Pope Francis on Monday suffered two attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old ...
Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave' heads for Oscars
There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...