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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 didn't need mechanical ventilation after respiratory crisis, the Vatican says
The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened and turned into a complex ...
Morning reaction from Rome hospital and Vatican as pope stabilizes from further respiratory crises
Catholic faithful in Rome and the Vatican City prayed for Pope Francis' recovery on Tuesday, after he stabilized following ...
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Vatican to Hold Lent Retreat in ‘Spiritual Communion’ With Sick Pope Francis
It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...
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What Oscar-nominee 'Conclave' gets right — and wrong — about the Vatican
There are some movies that are more pious, but, I think, less faithful to the drama of Catholicism,' said Vatican expert ...
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Pope Continues to Improve, is Doing Respiratory Therapy
Pope Francis' clinical condition continued to improve Feb. 27, the Vatican said, and he had respiratory physiotherapy in the ...
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10 facts about U.S. Catholics
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
Pope Francis Battles Pneumonia - and Rumours of Resignation
As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or ...