Pope Francis has left the hospital after 5 weeks. Here’s what comes next
On Thursday, March 13, he celebrated the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy with a cake brought to him by members ...
Pope Francis’s doctors considered allowing him to die before unexpected recovery
The doctors who cared for Pope Francis during his health battle over the past few weeks at one point thought there might be ...
Pope Francis to be released from hospital Sunday after 5 weeks fighting life-threatening pneumonia
Francis was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a ...
Pope Francis set to make first public appearance on Sunday since hospitalization
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis is set to make his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, greeting the public from his ...
Pope Francis leaves hospital after first public appearance in weeks
Pope Francis made his first public appearance after a five-week-long health crisis, and he was finally dismissed from the ...
A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
Francis is very much still in power and leading the church, said Kurt Martens, a canon lawyer at Catholic University of ...
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Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia
VATICAN CITY — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite ...
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Near death, Pope Francis rallied back. We need his voice more than ever
The Washington Post reported that 59% of Catholic ... we took for granted to stir a reckoning. May the illness of Pope Francis spur self-reflection among Catholics, but also all Americans, about ...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of George Lucas, appoints new archbishop of Omaha
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas on Monday and appointed a bishop as the new archbishop of Omaha.
Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis . On Monday, he paved the way for the canonization of Blessed María Carmen Rendiles by ...
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Pope Francis’ doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after serious breathing crisis
ROME — Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor ...
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A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes never carry bags ...