At the moment, the Domus Sanctae Marthae ("Saint Martha's House") was void of inhabitants. All those who had originally been scheduled to stay there were relocated to hotels outside the Capitoline at the expense of the Church. The attendants and servants had made certain the beds and rooms were...
It was a scene that few at the Capitoline had expected to see so soon, with so young a pope, and yet there it was. Pope Stephanus IV, with a stoic demeanor that can only come from death, lay atop the soft platform with his head propped on three pillows so that his face would be easier to see by...
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His Holiness Pope Stephanus IV was rushed into a nearby hospital in Tibur earlier today after he fell down the steps at the Vatican. Witnesses reported that the pope tripped down over his own cloak as descending steps at the Capitoline...