With pope in hospital, Vatican breaks century-old taboos to discuss his health
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about his earthly health was profane.
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
On Monday evening, doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” ...
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
Pope Francis remains hospitalized for a lung infection and early kidney issues. The Vatican says he is awake, resting, and in ...
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Pope Francis, 88, has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement after 11 ...
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