Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Vatican offers brief update as Pope Francis begins 21st day in hospital
Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully ...
Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.
Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff who never returned home
Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic ...
Pope Francis receives 28 saves from Nick Ritchie to deny Xaverian
For much of the scoreless first period of a Div. 1 state quarterfinal Wednesday night, the Xaverian boys hockey team looked ...
Catholics turn to rosary prayers for comfort and hope while Pope Francis remains in hospital
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s ...
Who’s St. Francis, Whose Love for the Poor, Creation, and Peace Inspires Pope Francis?
Across town is the Basilica di Santa Chiara, dedicated to St. Clare, who embraced radical poverty to imitate St. Francis. He ...