The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

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Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery.

Pope Francis is alert and still making jokes despite having double pneumonia, Italy's prime minister said Wednesday after ...