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Pope Francis

Popes who pulled through

As Catholics pray for Pope Francis, these popes - who faced brushes with mortality - might be the right intercessors.

Michelle La Rosa
Feb 25, 2025
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As Pope Francis suffered his tenth day in an Italian hospital, Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square Monday night to pray for the pope and for his health.

Clergy pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ recovery on Feb. 24, 2025, in St. Peter's Square. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Cardinal Pietro Parolin led the Church in a rosary offered for a pontiff suffering…

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