With pope in hospital, Vatican breaks century-old taboos to discuss his health
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about his earthly health was profane.
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of ...
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic ...
Pontiff has packed the College of Cardinals – responsible for the papal vote after his death – with men in his own image ...
A Rome-based Filipino priest has urged the public to avoid spreading false and unverified information about the health ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as ...
Hundreds of Argentines attended a special mass Monday for their countryman Pope Francis, hospitalized in a critical condition ...
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