Vatican designates St. Edward in Palm Beach as basilica, first in Palm Beach County
The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...
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Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years
Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...
Pope Francis Health Update Given by Vatican After One Week in Hospital
The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
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Michelangelo Wanted Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on a Greek Cross Plan
When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...
Pope Francis said to be breathing on his own and resting well after bilateral pneumonia diagnosis
Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...
Vatican work continues apace even with Pope Francis in hospital
While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...
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What happens when Pope Francis dies
Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...
Pope ‘devoted’ to work, Vatican says, as he recovers in hospital after pneumonia diagnosis
Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome.
Pope Francis health: How the papal funeral will be different this time
The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...
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Students use ‘hands, head, and heart’ to learn dying trades at Vatican art school
The “School of Arts and Crafts” of the Fabbrica di San Pietro is offering a free, six-month training course with a ...
Pope's health a 'complex clinical situation', Vatican says
Pope Francis is being treated for a "complex clinical situation" and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the ...