How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
he was born in the fifth century as Maewyn Succat persuaded the Catholic Church to make March 17 a feast day a group of men ...
Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...
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Pope thanks volunteers for "miracle of tenderness" as his doctors share positive health update
Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...
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What happens when a pope dies?
The death of a pope, the spiritual leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, propels the Holy Roman Church into "its most dramatic moment of flux", said The New York Times. For that very reason ...
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Pope Francis remains stable after thanking public for prayers, Vatican says
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The pope "continued with respiratory and motor physiotherapy with benefit," the Vatican press office, the Holy See, said Thursday in its evening update.
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Pope Francis shares first audio message since hospitalization: 'May God bless you'
Pope Francis on Thursday shared his first audio message since being hospitalized nearly three weeks ago for double pneumonia, expressing thanks to his well-wishers around the world. Francis sent a ...
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The pope has been battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?
LONDON — Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia. He was also treated for a complex lung infection and has suffered ...
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.
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The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?
LONDON (AP) — Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia. He was also treated for a complex lung infection and has suffered ...
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What did Pope Francis say about Trump? Pope pens letter critical of mass deportations
President Donald Trump's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants en masse has drawn the ire of Pope Francis. The Pope, in a letter to American bishops, took aim at Trump's policy, but ...
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Pope Francis thanks public for prayers in first public comments since hospitalization
The next medical bulletin won't be released until Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for ...
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Pope Francis thanks well-wishers in first audio message since hospitalization
Pope Francis thanked his supporters for their prayers on Thursday in a breathless audio message that nonetheless lifted spirits among his faithful as concerns grow for the 88-year-old pontiff’s ...