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Vatican opens solemn run-up to Easter with recovering Pope Francis on the sidelines

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis visited Rome’s central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate,...

A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority

VATICAN CITY (AP) — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil,...

Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat as doctors say he’s no longer in imminent danger

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent...

Pope thanks volunteers for ‘miracle of tenderness’ as another Holy Year event passes without him

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and doctors reported positive...

In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis 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...

Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations marched on without him, this weekend dedicated to the Catholic Church’s...

Pope Francis rests after peaceful night during third week of hospital treatment for pneumonia

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was awake and resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.The pope has been sleeping with...

Pope Francis no longer requires mechanical ventilation after respiratory crisis

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ventilation mask, as he continued to fight pneumonia, the...

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