VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely ...

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors, nurses and administrators and asked them for their continued prayers. “Thank you for everything you did,” Francis said ...

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the former archbishop of Buenos Aires greeted international reporters inside a cavernous Vatican audience hall. As he rose from a richly upholstered armchair, a pair of well-worn black shoes ...

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the former archbishop of Buenos Aires greeted the international press inside a cavernous Vatican audience hall. As he rose from a richly upholstered armchair, a pair of well-worn black shoes ...

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors, nurses and administrators and asked them for their continued prayers. “Thank you for everything you did,” Francis said ...

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors, nurses and administrators and asked them for their continued prayers. “Thank you for everything you did,” Francis said ...