Pope Francis signed a letter of resignation in 2013 to be used in case he was forced from his duties as a result of bad health. "I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was Secretary of ...
Doctors taking care of Pope Francis considered ending their treatment at one point as there "was a risk that he would not make it," a report said. Gemelli Hospital medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri ...
A finisher's medal from the Rome marathon is set among the votive candles and flowers left at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital March 16, 2025. The marathon that ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he initially had some doubts given his poor ...