Francis, the comic strip: Hope to see him again

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3 nuns pray with large crowd
Vatican, Vatican News

Vatican reports 'slight improvement' in Pope Francis' condition

ByChristopher White
People hold a banner with a greeting in Italian for Pope Francis outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 6. The banner says, "Cercola is praying for you. Stay strong, rise and walk." The phrase "rise and walk" is from the Acts of the Apostles, and Cercola is a town near Naples. (CNS/Lola Gomez)
Vatican, Vatican News

Pope Francis sends first audio message since hospitalization, offering gratitude for prayers

ByChristopher White, Camillo Barone
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina March 5 in Rome. Pope Francis, who usually would preside, was receiving treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. (CNS/Vatican Media)
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Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican

ByCamillo Barone
A person holds a picture of Pope Francis and a rosary during a prayer service in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Feb. 25, as Pope Francis continued his hospitalization. (OSV News/Reuters/Dylan Martinez)
Vatican, Vatican News

Pope Francis spends Ash Wednesday in hospital, but with positive recovery signs

ByChristopher White, Camillo Barone

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