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Pope Francis in February.

Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, say doctors

The 88-year-old Pope remains stable and has improved in recent days, as shown by blood tests and positive responses to drug treatments.

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Pope Francis at the Vatican in August.

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is placed back on ventilation, Vatican says

The pontiff was alert, oriented and co-operated with medical personnel, according to the Vatican, but his prognosis remained guarded.

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Louise Milligan on the monster priest no one will grieve

Paedophile Gerald Ridsdale, who died last week, was convicted of abusing 70 children. But those who enabled his sick crimes are just as culpable, Louise Milligan tells Fitz.

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Greg Barclay is a victim of historical sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic school teacher, but is currently prevented from proceeding with legal action against the school/order because of a recent High Court decision.

Controversial High Court ruling could be used against sex abuse victims like Greg

Greg Barclay was sexually assaulted by a Marist brother in 1970, but his quest for compensation has been blocked by a controversial High Court judgment that found the Catholic Church was not legally responsible for the misconduct of its clerics. 

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Faithful pray outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, where Pope Francis has been hospitalised since Friday.

Pope suffered ‘isolated breathing crisis’ in health setback

The 88-year-old pontiff also had “an episode of vomiting with aspiration and a sudden worsening of the respiratory condition”, the Vatican says.

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Lawyers, warrants, sermons: How churches became the final frontier in Trump’s deportation plan

President Donald Trump’s threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants has US religious institutions on high alert.

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Worshippers recite the rosary for the Pope in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Monday night.

Vatican starts nightly prayers for ‘slightly improved’ Pope

Vatican No.2 Cardinal Pietro Parolin led the first night of prayers in St Peter’s Square for the Pope, who remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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An image of Pope Francis is seen among candles in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, on Sunday.

Pope Francis resting after early stages of kidney failure detected

Doctors have said the 88-year-old pontiff’s condition is touch and go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease.

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Pope Francis presides over a mass in St Peter’s Square on February 9.

‘I have trouble breathing’: Headstrong Pope refused to slow down, observers say

In the days before he was admitted to hospital, Francis held multiple meetings and public events, including outdoors.

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Surgeon Sergio Alfieri speaks to journalists inside Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia.

Pope Francis not yet cured, but not in danger of death, doctor says

The pope’s medical team said he able to get out of bed and sit in an armchair to do some work, but predicted he would remain in hospital “at least” through the coming next week.