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 ...
Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvement and Resumes Some Work, Vatican Says
Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...
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 ...
Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
Pope Francis remains critical and has ‘slight’ kidney issue, Vatican says
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, ...
Pope Francis alert, condition still critical with kidney failure: Vatican
The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still ...
Who will be the next pope? Pope Francis remains in critical condition. Here's what to know
What pontiff is next in line to head the Catholic Church? Pope Francis remains in critical condition, says Vatican. Here's update and what to know ...