Faithful gather by John Paul II statue at Gemelli hospital to pray for Pope Francis’s health
A group of faithful gathered under the statue of John Paul II at Gemelli hospital on Sunday afternoon to pray for Pope ...
From secretions to oxygen, why is the Vatican sharing so much detail about the Pope's health?
As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14, the Vatican has been trying something ...
How many popes have there been in the Roman Catholic Church?
According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...
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John Paul II stayed in the Gemelli hospital so often that he dubbed it his Vatican III
As reports of the Pope’s health fluctuate daily I am reminded of the feverish media condition once diagnosed by ...
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What Pope Francis’ voice memo reveals about his understanding of the papacy
Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has ...
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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 ...
Pope Francis’s words air in St. Peter’s Square for first time since illness
The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...
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Update: Pope Francis, in stable condition, is doing ‘active motor therapy’
His doctors have concluded, however, that “given the complexity of the clinical picture, the prognosis remains guarded,” ...