The 88-year-old pope said, “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the square, I accompany you from here.” AP.

“Thank y’all for all your prayers and wishes,” he said. “He passed away right there in his house that he loved with my mama on one hand, married 62 years, and my son, Reynolds, on the ...

Girls, with ashes on their foreheads, pray during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on March 5. Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press ...