Pope to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican says
Rome CNN — Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Friday in a statement. Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday for…
Pope Francis ‘improving’ in hospital with respiratory infection, Vatican says
Rome CNN — Pope Francis has acknowledged the many well-wishes the 86-year-old has received while he’s being treated in a Rome hospital for a respiratory infection. In his first tweet…
Pope Francis expands Catholic Church sexual abuse law to cover lay leaders
Rome, Italy CNN — Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organizations.…
Pope Benedict XVI funeral: Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor, a first in modern times
Rome CNN — Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square. The…
Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral
Rome CNN — The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of his…
Joseph Ratzinger, former Pope Benedict XVI, shaped Catholic doctrine but faced criticism over sexual abuse crisis
CNN — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church’s theology for more than a quarter century…
‘Do something good’ this Christmas, Pope Francis says
Rome CNN — Pope Francis asked people this Christmas to “do something good,” during his homily at Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Saturday. “God does…
Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
Rome CNN — Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him becoming “impaired.” Francis…
Pope Francis calls Chechens and Buryats “the cruellest” Russian troops fighting in Ukraine
CNN — Pope Francis has described two of Russia’s ethnic minority groups, the Chechens and Buryats, as some of the “cruelest” troops fighting in Ukraine. The pontiff was speaking in…
Pope Francis was secretly taped during phone call with cardinal, court hears
CNN — Pope Francis was secretly taped during a phone call with one of his cardinals, it emerged during an on-going financial trial at the Vatican on Thursday. A Vatican…