Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair at the end of a mass in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 6, 2025, part of the Jubilee of the sick and the health workers. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment … Read more
A man prays near the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday (March 8, 2025) as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations marched … Read more
Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, on February 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis reached the two-week mark recovery from pneumonia Friday (February 28, 2025) as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection while holding … Read more
Vatican City: The Vatican’s first report on protecting minors, due Tuesday, was compiled at the request of Pope Francis, for whom clerical child sex abuse has presented the thorniest challenge. Since becoming head of the Catholic Church in March 2013, Francis, 87, has sanctioned top clergy and made reporting abuse mandatory — but victims say … Read more
Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence – a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went viral last year – but his concerns about AI go far beyond an unflattering shot and are now taking center stage at the Group of Seven summit. Francis will address G7 leaders on Friday at … Read more
Italian journalist and writer Fabio Marchese Ragona holds a copy of “Life: My Story Through History” as he poses for a picture before the start of an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from … Read more
Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican February 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis elevated to sainthood the first female saint from his native Argentina on February 11, an event that brought to the Vatican his former vocal critic, Argentine President Javier Milei. … Read more
File picture of Pope Francis leading a prayer from his window at the Vatican on January 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday he is confident critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will eventually understand it, except for Africans who are “a … Read more
Pope Francis interacts with children during a weekly general audience, at the Vatican. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate funeral rites for a pontiff and be the first one to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century. The pope, who turns 87 on Sunday, disclosed … Read more
VATICAN CITY -Pope Francis said on Wednesday a two-state solution was needed for Israel and Palestine in order to put an end to wars such as the current one and called for a special status for Jerusalem. In an interview with Italian state television RAI’s TG1 news channel, Francis also said he hoped a regional … Read more