The New York Times2d
Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Roman Catholic world has been gripped by uncertainty as Pope Francis ... When John Paul II died in 2005, his ...
Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization after giving world a sign of his frailty
Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 ...
Crux1d
Pope fights fake news with unprecedented detail about health status
An old saying about the Vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead,” and this position has held true in ...
Pope Francis' health shows improvement as 'guarded' prognosis is lifted
Pope Francis' health has shown improvement and doctors say he is no longer in immediate danger due to pneumonia, the Vatican said.
America Magazine4d
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 ...
John Paul II’s hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis’ so far. Here’s a look
Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome’s Gemelli hospital recovering from double pneumonia. It’s by far the longest ...
What Would the Church Say About End-of-Life Decisions for a Pope?
Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...
The New Yorker13d
The Pope’s Role Has Changed in Our Time. But Has the Church?
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...