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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93 ... A very good pope. A great pope! We hope he’ll be with us for a long time to come.” But elsewhere, Francis ...
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Concern rises as pope admitted to Rome hospital with bronchitis
Only Pope Leo XIII was older while in office, dying at the age of 93 in 1903. While Benedict lived to be 95, he retired from the papacy nine years before his death. In the face of speculation on ...
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next
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 at 93 — but he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII ...