Pope Francis

Before news of his hospitalisation for a respiratory infection this week, a fake image of Pope Francis wearing a Balenciaga-style white puffer jacket was posted to Reddit and Twitter. The image – created through AI programme Midjourney – had many viewers fooled into believing that the head of the Catholic church had dramatically updated his style. As an art…

VATICAN CITY — In a Holy Thursday ritual symbolizing humility, Pope Francis washed and dried the feet of a dozen residents of a Rome juvenile prison, assuring them of their dignity and telling them “any of us” can fall into sin. The Casal del Marmo facility on the outskirts of…

Published by Reuters UK VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has praised the virtues of sex in a documentary released on Wednesday, describing it as “one of the beautiful things that God has given to the human person.” The 86-year-old pontiff made the commen…Read More

Published: 10:50pm, 5 Apr, 2023 Updated: 2:07am, 6 Apr, 2023 Read More

Pope Francis led Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square and thanked those who prayed for him during his hospitalization. The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday with breathing difficulties and was diagnosed with bronchitis. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined Anne-Marie Green on…

Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take better care of the poor, the lonely and the infirm. Thousands of people waved palm and olive branches as Francis was driven into St.…

/ Europe Issued on: 02/04/2023 - 17:13 03:24 Pope Francis blesses the crowd of faithful at the end of the Palm Sunday's mass he celebrated in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on April 2, 2023. © Andrew Medichini, AP Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his…

Devotees attended morning mass across the Philippines as a hoarse-voiced pontiff presided over Mass in St Peter’s Square, Rome the day after leaving hospital with bronchitis...Read More

 People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raise palm fronds after a Palm Sunday mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David ANTIPOLO, Philippines, April 2 (Reuters) - Thousands…

Pope Francis has been released from a hospital in Rome, Italy after a short stay and treatment for what turned out to be bronchitis. The pontiff said he will be in St. Peter's Square tomorrow to mark the start of Holy Week. Chris Livesay reports from Rome. Read More