What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Pope Francis Is Conscious and Had a Peaceful Night After Condition Described as ‘Critical’
ROME — Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis ...
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In message, Pope Francis says he’s ‘confidently’ continuing treatment
Pope Francis expressed confidence in his treatment Sunday in a message published in place of his weekly Angelus prayer, as the 88-year-old spent a tenth day in hospital. Vatican sources said the text ...
Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night following respiratory crisis and blood transfusions
The Vatican says Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni’s one-line statement didn’t ...
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Pope is conscious, receiving supplemental oxygen, had a peaceful night following respiratory crisis
The Vatican says Pope Francis is still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen after doctors earlier said that the ...
Pope Francis had a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions
The brief update came after doctors said the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in ...
Catholic churches in Colorado Springs pray for Pope Francis
After more than a week in the hospital, the Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis is in critical condition, and in more pain than he was previously in.
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Vatican issues update on Pope Francis' health as he remains critical
Doctors have said Francis' condition is touch and go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, and that the ...