Pope Francis
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The King and Queen’s planned state visit to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis will go ahead despite his continuing ill health. The palace confirmed that King Charles has written privately to the pontiff since he was admitted to hospital in February, and the historic gathering is still scheduled to take place in Rome in early April. A Buckingham…
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Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday as he remained in critical condition with pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. Prayers for him poured in from around the world, from his native Argentina to the seat of Sunni Islam in Cairo to schoolchildren in Rome. In…
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Pope Francis is in a critical condition after a “prolonged respiratory crisis” that required a high-flow of oxygen and is “suffering more than yesterday”, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old has been in hospital for more than a week being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. In an update on Saturday evening, the Vatican said “the…
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Written by Tom Clarke, a Science and technology editor As we age, our ability to fight off infections or ailments that wouldn’t have troubled us before gradually diminishes. Pope Francis is 88 and unlike many people lucky enough to live that long, has a demanding job that likely leaves less time for the rest that…
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In a letter to US bishops, the Catholic leader warned that the plan will harm the already vulnerable. Pope Francis has rebuked the Trump administration over its planned mass deportation of migrants, warning that such a policy “will end badly”. In a letter to US bishops, the Catholic leader said that nations have the right…
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Pope Francis has called on the Syrian rebels who toppled the Assad regime to stabilise the country and govern in a way that will “promote the stability and unity of the country”. “I pray that the Syrian people may live in peace and security in their beloved land and the different religions may walk together…
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Pope Francis on Wednesday (Aug 28) strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a “grave sin” not to offer aid to migrant vessels. “There are those who work systematically and with every means to reject migrants,” the pontiff said during his weekly general audience in St…
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Ukrainian and allied officials criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, a statement many interpreted as a call on Ukraine to surrender. The foreign minister of Poland, a vocal ally of Kyiv, and Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican both used World War…
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Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage”, suggesting the Israeli military response to the 7 October attacks has been disproportionate. The Israeli embassy to the Holy See called the comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, “regrettable”. The embassy said Cardinal Parolin had not considered the facts…
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Pope Francis blasted the weapons industry that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world. Speaking from the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica, the pontiff said he grieved the “abominable attack” of Hamas against southern Israel and called for the release of hostages. He also called for an end…
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Pope Francis has said Jesus’ message of peace was being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the land where he was born. Leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas, the pontiff presided over a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. “Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of…
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Pope Francis has removed a Texas bishop from his position after an investigation ordered by the Vatican. The Pope removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, after an apostolic visitation conducted by two bishops, according to a statement from Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston-Houston.…
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Tens of thousands of Hungarians gathered on the bank of the Danube in downtown Budapest for visiting Pope Francis‘ final Mass on Sunday. The Vatican, citing local organizers, said some 50,000 people participated, with more than 30,000 of them in the Kossuth Lajos Square on a sunny spring morning. Among them were President Katalin Novak and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Francis…
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A group, Concerned Catholics in Nigeria has cautioned Plateau State governor, and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, Simon Lalong against dragging Pope Francis and the Catholic Church into local politics in Nigeria. The organisation was reacting to the comment made by Lalong on Wednesday, where the governor had said he was…
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Pope Francis condemned an assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister as a “vile act of terrorism” and said Tuesday he is praying for peace in the country. The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, sent a telegram to Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi expressing Francis’ solidarity and prayers to al-Kadhimi’s family and those injured in…
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Pope Francis presented this speech about the family, describing families as a place of forgiveness.. FAMILY, PLACE OF FORGIVENESS … ©️ There is no perfect family.©️ We do not have perfect parents, you are not perfect yourself. We do not marry a perfect person or we do not have perfect children. ©️ We have complaints…
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