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A 'discreet death': Vatican recounts Pope's last hours

22-04-2025 09:35 What we know about the circumstances surrounding the Argentine pontiff's death and what is to follow.

Pope pushed himself, knew he 'did not have long left' – Vatican source

21-04-2025 16:45 Weakened by five weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital, some in the Vatican suspect the 88-year-old pontiff knew that his strength was abandoning him.

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Hospitalised Pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain

13-03-2025 14:02 Argentine-born pontiff has previously refused to make any concessions to his age or increasingly fragile health, but experts say his recovery could take weeks given his age and recurring health issues.