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Pope Francis remains hospitalized. Here's what to know about the 88-year-old leader
Pope Francis is 88 years old. He is the second oldest pope. Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93. Pope Francis became ...
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
Or that at 88, he is one of the oldest popes ever. Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 ...
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‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Blessed Pius IX to Pope Francis have said about St. Joseph
Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator ...
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Pope Francis marks 12 remarkable years leading the Catholic Church from his hospital room
Following through on this over these past 12 years, he has put the poor at ... third oldest pope to lead the church. The oldest pope was Leo XIII (1810-1903), who died at the age of 93 years ...