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Illustration - Lille

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Santa Marta Residence at the Vatican on March 2013. In a display of the modesty that seems to be marking his pontificate, Pope Francis has decided not to move to lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace choosing instead to reside in more modest accomodations in the Vatican's Santa Marta hotel. He lives in Casa Santa Marta's suite 201, a room that has elegant furnishings and a large living room where he can receive guests.The guesthouse was built in 1996 on the site of an ancient hospice for the poor. The five-story building has 106 suites, 22 single rooms, and one apartment and sits on the edge of Vatican City. It is regularly inhabited by a few dozen priests and bishops who work in the Vatican. Half the rooms are available for cardinals and bishops visiting Rome for audiences or other official occasions. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis in the Casa Santa Marta, the guest house in the Vatican on April 7, 2014 where he has chosen to live.The guesthouse was built in 1996 on the site of an ancient hospice for the poor. The five-story building has 106 suites, 22 single rooms, and one apartment and sits on the edge of Vatican City. It is regularly inhabited by a few dozen priests and bishops who work in the Vatican. Half the rooms are available for cardinals and bishops visiting Rome for audiences or other official occasions. It was Pope John Paul II who called for the construction of a residence where cardinal electors?the cardinals who can cast votes in papal elections?could live during the papal election. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Visits Hospice and Hospital - Netherlands

King Willem Alexander and State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care, Vicky Maeijer, on a working visit to Hospice Dome in Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 3, 2025. Photo by NLBeeld/Patrick van Emst/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter joins First Lady Michelle Obama at an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated January 20, 2017 shows former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter attend the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Abaca

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter attends an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated June 8, 2010 shows President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter aboard the SAM Shortline Railroad for 'Southern Ways and Means,' a special murder mystery dinner train. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Mary Ann Anderson/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks at an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated 2016 shows Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter talk about their years together in his office at the Carter Center in Atlanta, on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Bob Andres/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated July 26, 2004 shows Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at the Democratic Convention in Boston, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated 1993 shows former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, appear together in Atlanta, GA, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by The Carter Center/MCT/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated September 10, 2007 shows former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former first lady/wife Rosalyn Carter arrive at the 'Man From Plains' Premiere screening during the Toronto International Film Festival 2007 held at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

(230512) -- HANGZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse massages a patient's hand at the hospice ward of Zhejiang Hospital in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: End-of-life nursing provides care, comfort" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

(230512) -- HANGZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Head nurse Xiang Qiaozhen talks with a patient at the hospice ward of Zhejiang Hospital in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: End-of-life nursing provides care, comfort" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

(230512) -- HANGZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse helps a patient comb her hair at the hospice ward of Zhejiang Hospital in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: End-of-life nursing provides care, comfort" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

(230512) -- HANGZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Head nurse Xiang Qiaozhen talks with a patient at the hospice ward of Zhejiang Hospital in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: End-of-life nursing provides care, comfort" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-END-OF-LIFE-NURSING (CN)

(230512) -- HANGZHOU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse helps a patient take a walk at the hospice ward of Zhejiang Hospital in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: End-of-life nursing provides care, comfort" (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Nurse says healing of mind is must for hospice patients

Nurse says healing of mind is must for hospice patients

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran hospice nurse Hideko Oshima looks at one of the healing art pictures hung on the hallway wall of a newly opened palliative care ward of Ageo Central General Hospital in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on July 8, 2014.

Nun serves as volunteer at Tokyo hospice

Nun serves as volunteer at Tokyo hospice

TOKYO, Japan - Jito Sasaki, a nun living in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, folds a piece of "origami" paper at a hospice in Tokyo in this file photo taken on July 19, 2014, where she serves as a volunteer for several days a month. She always listens to what patients and bereaved family members have to say.

Dentists to donate 160 mil. yen for children's facilities

Dentists to donate 160 mil. yen for children's facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Ryota Hosoya, vice director of St. Luke's International Hospital, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2011. He disclosed a plan of the Japan Dental Association to donate about 160 million yen raised via the recycling of dental gold and artificial teeth to build a hospice for severely disabled children and a clinic for childhood cancer patients.

Suu Kyi at AIDS hospice in Myanmar

Suu Kyi at AIDS hospice in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) speaks to a patient at a hospice for people suffering from AIDS on Nov. 17, 2010 in a suburb of Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi has recently been released from house arrest after the expiry of her latest detention term by the authorities of the military-ruled country.

Charity kitchen provides food for needy families in West Bank city of Hebron

STORY: Charity kitchen provides food for needy families in West Bank city of Hebron DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: HEBRON, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian chefs making food for poor families in Hebron 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): LOAY AL-KHATIB, Supervisor of Abrahamic Hospice 3. various of Palestinian chefs making food for poor families in Hebron STORYLINE: During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, some Palestinian chefs make food for needy families in a charity kitchen in the West Bank city of Hebron. Crushed wheat, white beans, beef, and poultry are among the ingredients of the food commonly cooked in the charity kitchen dubbed "Abrahamic Hospice." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): LOAY AL-KHATIB, Supervisor of Abrahamic Hospice "Now, we are in the Abrahamic Hospice, which was moved here in 1984 due to the Israeli practices against this place. We are still continuing our work to provide food to poor families throughout the year, as it is a safe haven for them. On ordina

Hospice for children

Hospice for children

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2021, shows the inside of a hospice for seriously ill children and their families, which opened beside an inlet in Yokohama, eastern Japan, the same day.

Hospice for children

Hospice for children

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2021, shows the inside of a hospice for seriously ill children and their families, which opened beside an inlet in Yokohama, eastern Japan, the same day.

Hospice for children

Hospice for children

A hospice for seriously ill children and their families opens beside an inlet in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Nov. 21, 2021.

Children's hospice to open in Osaka in Dec. with retailer's aid

Children's hospice to open in Osaka in Dec. with retailer's aid

Tadashi Yanai (2nd from L, back), president and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo discount clothing stores, attends a press conference in Osaka on March 6, 2015, to announce the opening in December of TSURUMI Children's Hospice in the western Japanese city for children with life-threatening illnesses. The project will be funded by the company and Nippon Foundation initially but will depend on donations for its day-to-day operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Osaka children's hospice aims to be "extension of everyday life"

Osaka children's hospice aims to be "extension of everyday life"

Photo taken June 19, 2016 shows children with serious illness spending time together with their families at Tsurumi Children's Hospice in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress visit children's hospice in Oxford

Japanese emperor, empress visit children's hospice in Oxford

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit Helen and Douglas House, the world's first hospice for children and young adults, in Oxford on May 28. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Working as volunteer at hospice in Zambia

Working as volunteer at hospice in Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia - Luth, a female patient at the Mother of Mercy, a hospice in Zambia, attempts a smile to visitors at her sickbed. She improved several days after being hospitalized for diarrhea. Luth told Japanese volunteers that she missed them after suffering in solitude. (Kyodo)

Dentists to donate 160 mil. yen for children's facilities

Dentists to donate 160 mil. yen for children's facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Ryota Hosoya, vice director of St. Luke's International Hospital, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2011. He disclosed a plan of the Japan Dental Association to donate about 160 million yen raised via the recycling of dental gold and artificial teeth to build a hospice for severely disabled children and a clinic for childhood cancer patients. (Kyodo)

Nurse says healing of mind is must for hospice patients

Nurse says healing of mind is must for hospice patients

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran hospice nurse Hideko Oshima looks at one of the healing art pictures hung on the hallway wall of a newly opened palliative care ward of Ageo Central General Hospital in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in this file photo taken on July 8, 2014. (Kyodo)

Suu Kyi at AIDS hospice in Myanmar

Suu Kyi at AIDS hospice in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) speaks to a patient at a hospice for people suffering from AIDS on Nov. 17, 2010 in a suburb of Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi has recently been released from house arrest after the expiry of her latest detention term by the authorities of the military-ruled country. (Kyodo)

hippotherapy (equine-assisted therapy; EAT), horse, patient, hospital

hippotherapy (equine-assisted therapy; EAT), horse, patient, hospital

A patient of the hospice department with horses within hippotherapy at the Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 11, 2020. Hippotherapy, is therapy with the help of horses, helps hospice clients improve their psyche. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)