Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath…
Governor Orders Flag to Half-Staff in Honor of His Holiness Pope Francis
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, and in accordance with an action by the President of the United States, Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the United States and…
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change,…
Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery
By NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers…
Vatican cancels more Holy Year events as pope remains hospitalized with respiratory infection
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection. The cancellations put a damper on upcoming events…