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Venezuelans wait for canonization of folk saint José Gregório
A Vatican announcement on Feb. 25 that Blessed José Gregório Hernández will be canonized was received in South America – ...
Pope following Vatican’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital
Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from ...
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 remains stable after thanking public for prayers, Vatican says
Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...
Pope Francis goes through day without any 'episodes of respiratory failure,' Vatican says
The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis thanks public for prayers in first public comments since hospitalization
Pope Francis, 88, "remained stable compared to previous days" and did not have "episodes of respiratory insufficiency" on ...
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 ...
High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization
With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...
Pope Francis suffers 2 episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican says, more than 2 weeks into hospitalization
Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, requiring intervention, the Vatican says.