Pope Francis’ Critical Condition Sees Global Media Outlets Preparing to Descend Upon Rome
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition.
Logistical aspects such as renting terrace space to get the best camera angles of St. Peters’ Square in the event of a papal funeral — which draws a huge gathering of world leaders, prelates and ordinary Catholics — have long been taken care of, according to several sources.
Now plane tickets are being booked for top anchors to make the trek. The pope’s funeral, according to strict protocol, is followed two to three weeks later by the secretive conclave in which cardinals from around the world gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next Catholic Church leader.
The 88-year-old pontiff, who is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs and early stages of a kidney insufficiency, has now been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for 11 days, Francis’ longest hospitalization as pope.
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