Near death, Pope Francis rallied back. We need his voice more than ever
Francis rejected all trappings of sovereignty and cult of personality. Instead, he has lived and preached what Jesus ...
Doctor cites the pope’s ‘surprising improvement’ after surviving life-threatening crises
The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...
Pope’s doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after breathing crisis
Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...
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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 ...
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Pope returns to Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital for 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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Pope Francis will be released from the hospital Sunday, doctors say
ROME — Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia ...
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A frail Pope Francis is rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
VATICAN CITY — 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 ...
Pope Francis advisers say he’ll recover from pneumonia and a ‘new stage’ is opening for him
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his pontificate would open, two of his ...