Pope Francis’s words air in St. Peter’s Square for first time since illness
The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...
A weak Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in audio message
ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio ...
Pope Francis remains stable after thanking public for prayers, Vatican says
Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...
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Pope Francis thanks public for prayers in first public comments since hospitalization
Pope Francis on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their ...
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Vatican announces nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square
The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and invited Romans and others to join in, as the 88-year-old pontiff battled a ...
Lenten prayers for Pope Francis
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‘From the bottom of my heart': Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers
Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded Thursday and broadcast ...
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Pope Francis' health stays critical but stable as Vatican starts nightly prayers in St. Peter's Square
The prayer evoked the 2005 vigils when St. John Paul II was dying ... of state said that ever since Francis had been hospitalized, a chorus of prayers for his recovery had swelled up from around ...
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Pope Francis sends first audio message since hospitalization, offering gratitude for prayers
Pope Francis' recovery from double pneumonia is continuing on a positive trajectory, with the pontiff remaining stable for ...
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As Francis Lingers in Critical Condition, an Anxious Wait Intensifies
Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil. Several thousand took part in a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s ...
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Jubilee Pilgrims, Rome’s Catholics Pray for Pope Francis
As they prepared to walk through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica ... local Catholics are offering Masses and special prayers for Pope Francis’ health. The chaplain of Gemelli Hospital ...