Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Angelo Becciu said on Tuesday he wanted to comply with the wishes of Pope Francis as he attended the opening of a trial in which he stands accused along with nine others of financial crimes. The once powerful cardinal, who previously had free rein over…

Pope Francis waves as he delivers the Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican on July 25, 2021. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFPPope Francis said Sunday he hopes the Tokyo Olympics, which opened Friday, will be a sign of hope and “universal brotherhood”…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the Roman Catholic Church’s first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday. Francis solicited a round of applause from the faithful in St. Peter’s Square and urged people everywhere to reach out to older generations. Francis was supposed to have led…

(The Conversation) — Pope Francis took sudden steps on July 16, 2021, to curtail the traditional Latin Mass, in an abrupt reversal of his predecessor’s policy. To non-Catholics – and many Catholics – the decision may seem on first glance to be a technical, even obscure action not worth very…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Hollywood’s ultimate femme fatale, actress Sharon Stone, has spoken up once again regarding the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality, this time urging the Vatican Curia to listen to what, in her view, is Pope Francis’ push for the inclusion of LGBTQ Catholics. “On gay marriage, on…

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Wednesday announced a grueling itinerary for Pope Francis’ first post-surgery foreign trip, scheduling around-the-clock encounters and hopscotching flights for his Sept. 12-15 visit to Hungary and Slovakia. Francis, 84, had already confessed that during his last trip, to Iraq in March, he felt the…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ate breakfast, read the newspapers and took a walk Tuesday as he continued recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said. A statement from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said tests performed following the pontiff’s Sunday surgery to remove half of his colon yielded “good” and…

Pope Francis was alert and in good condition the day after undergoing intestinal surgery.  He had a three-hour operation on Sunday that involved removing half of his colon, the AP reported. The Vatican expects him to be hospitalized for about seven days.  Loading Something is loading. Pope Francis is "in…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 5 Jul 2021 10:00PM · Pope Francis, 84, is recovering in hospital today from surgery for an inflamed large colon, a potentially painful condition that could see him bed-bound for several days. – EPA pic, July 5, 2021. POPE Francis, 84, was recovering in hospital…

Pope Francis is recovering well after undergoing surgery to treat a colon problem at hospital in Rome, the Vatican has said. The 84-year-old was said to be ‘in good condition, alert and breathing on his own’ a day after the three-hour operation which involved removing half his colon. It is…