The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...

The NIH will terminate or limit dozens of grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake. (Washington Post) Researchers at ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Amid ongoing health issues facing Pope Francis, here is the process by the Vatican when a pontiff passes away.

When John Paul II died in 2005, his body was first brought ... the Sistine Chapel after the College of Cardinals elected Francis as pope in 2013.Credit...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Inside ...

It goes without saying that it's a big deal when a pope dies, but procedurally? It's an ever bigger deal for the Catholic church. Pope Francis — who, thankfully, is still alive! — actually ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory ... is the first person to be notified when the pope dies. He is in charge of all arrangements including certifying the pope’s death ...

(RNS) — Every time Pope Francis catches a cold, I get anxious. When he goes to the hospital, I panic. I love Francis and hope he can continue as pope forever, but I know I’m not being realistic.

Some reports said top global religious figure, Pope Francis, has died. Amid the anxiety surrounding the Pope's health, Legit.ng has analysed the claims.

Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of hi ...

With Pope Francis remaining in a critical condition in hospital, millions of Catholics are praying that he will recover. The Vatican offered hope today by saying there has been a 'slight ...

Almost 100 popes are entombed there, including Pope Benedict XVI, Francis’ predecessor, who resigned in 2013 and died in 2022. But Francis said in an interview in 2023 that he had picked the Santa ...