Pope Francis

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's health has suddenly “worsened” in the recent hours, the Vatican said Wednesday after Pope Francis asked for prayers for the former pontiff. The Holy See said Benedict was receiving constant medical care. “I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who,…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, a 10-month-old conflict he decried as “senseless.” At noon in Rome, Francis delivered the traditional…

/ Europe Issued on: 25/12/2022 - 13:45 03:37 Pope Francis delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas Day blessing from the main balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. © Gregorio Borgia, AP Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine, in his traditional…

AP 24 Dec, 2022 11:15 PM4 mins to read Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo / AP Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Approaching his 10th year as pontiff, Pope Francis took time to address his legacy in two interviews recently, talking to Italian and Spanish reporters about what would happen if he were to fall ill and the role of retired popes. The pope, who turned 86 on…

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Pope Francis beatified Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, who were killed along with their children by the Nazis in 1944 for sheltering Jews in Poland. Photo courtesy of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Pope Francis on Saturday signed a decree approving the beatification of a Polish…

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ROME — Pope Francis is urging Christians to spend less on Christmas this year and to send the savings to the people of Ukraine. “There is so much suffering in Ukraine, so much, so much!” the pontiff told the crowds gathered in the Vatican for his weekly General Audience Wednesday.…

Pope Francis called Wednesday for people to restrain spending ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday and use the money saved to help the people of Ukraine. Speaking during his weekly audience at the Vatican, the pope said, "there is so much suffering in Ukraine" as he advocated for a "humble…