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 ...
Prayers echo across the globe for Pope Francis, still in critical condition
Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency." ...
Pope Francis in ‘critical’ condition and in ‘more pain’
(James Hill | The New York Times) A woman prays at the statue of Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where ...
Pope Francis' Critical Condition Sees Global Media Outlets Preparing to Descend Upon Rome
Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...
Vatican Announces Pope Francis Has New Complication, in Critical Condition
The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications.
Pope Francis suffering from 'mild renal insufficiency,' though condition remains 'under control,' Vatican says
Vatican officials announced on Sunday that Pope Francis is currently suffering from "mild renal insufficiency" amid his ...
Pope Francis In Critical Condition With Early Kidney Failure But Remains Alert, Vatican Says
ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...
Pope Francis is in critical condition after respiratory crisis but "continues to be alert," the Vatican says
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...
Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, Vatican says
Pope Francis remains hospitalized after a complex lung infection caused early kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said. CBS ...
Pope Francis in Critical Condition After ‘Respiratory Crisis,’ Vatican Says
The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...
Pope Francis is in ‘critical condition,’ Vatican says
The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...