Who’s who at the Vatican?
The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...
Pope Francis no longer needs ventilation, is stable, Vatican says
Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...
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Sister Raffaella Petrini: A woman at the head of Vatican City State
As he had announced during an interview on Italian television in January, Pope Francis officially appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as head of the Governorate of Vatican City on February 15. She ...
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DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu
(Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Vatican Media) Pope Francis called on ... and the Rwandan army have taken control of Goma, a major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in recent ...
Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...
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Vatican says Pope Francis is critical but stable with no new respiratory crises
Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...
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Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome in critical but stable condition
The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...
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Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican No. 2, took major governing decisions
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...
Pope Francis' health stays critical but stable as Vatican starts nightly prayers in St. Peter's Square
The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...
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Faithful unite in St. Peter’s Square praying for Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...