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The Pope received oxygen and blood transfusions on Saturday following an “asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude” on Saturday, the Vatican said.

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CNN’s Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports from outside of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is ...

The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

The trip culminated with a New Year’s Day performance at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before a crowd of thousands, where Pope Francis personally acknowledged the Broncho Marching Band and thanked ...

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