Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis releases message to the faithful as he remains in critical condition with double pneumonia: ‘Pray for me’
The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing for several days and ...
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Cardinals, curial officials in Rome to pray rosary for pope at St. Peter’s
With Pope Francis remaining in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and bilateral pneumonia, the ...
Pope Francis Health Update Issued After Early Kidney Failure Detected
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
The Roman hospital caring for Pope Francis
Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the ...
Pope's Hospital Chaplain Says 'It's Time for Hope Against All Hope'
You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing j.mosquera@newsweek.com The chaplain of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital, where Pope ...
Gemelli, the Pope’s hospital dubbed ‘Vatican III’
The Vatican created a mini-residence on site, a top-floor apartment guarded by police. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn’t life-threatening, medical team says
Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out ...
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Gemelli, the pope's hospital dubbed 'Vatican III' by John Paul II
Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia, is the favoured choice of pontiffs — to the point ...
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 ...