The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

By Deborah Castellano Lubov This Holy Week, Pope Francis has shown his gratitude to physicians and staff at Rome's Gemelli ...

Pope Francis welcomed staff of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he was treated for his double pneumonia, at the Vatican. He ...

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