Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition after he was diagnosed with double pneumonia.
Across the city, New Yorkers are attending Sunday mass as Pope Francis continues to battle serious health issues. At Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Catholics are praying for Pope Francis after he suffered what the Vatican has called a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.
Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that the closing of Catholic schools in New York City amid a faith and funding crisis in the US brings him to tears.
Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.
AFP via Getty Images In New York on Sunday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan acknowledged Catholics were united “at the bedside of a dying father.” “As our Holy Father Pope Francis is in very ...