The prayer evoked the 2005 vigils when St. John Paul II was dying in the Apostolic Palace, but many of those on hand said they were praying for Francis’ recovery. The vigil was to continue ...
The late Pope John Paul II in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after the assassination attempt in 1981. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – As Pope Francis enters his 14 th day at the Gemelli ...
From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The worldwide spiritual leader of Catholics was elected by the College of ...
hence Vatican II.Francis hasn't used Castel Gandolfo at all or spent any time outside the Vatican on vacation, making Gemelli increasingly his home away from home. He has started signing off ...