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Pope Warned Confidants He May Not Survive Health Scare

PREPARING FOR THE END

The 88-year-old pontiff, who is being treated for a respiratory infection in a Rome hospital, is in “intense pain,” according to a report.

Sean Craig
Sean Craig
Pope Francis delivers his speech during the First Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord coinciding with the World Day of Consecrated Life at St. Peter's Basilica.
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