Pope Francis denies rumours that he plans to step down soon. The 85-year-old pontiff says his doctors haven’t told him anything about cancer. He may retire if declining health makes it difficult for him to manage the Church, something was unimaginable before Benedict XVI. Pope Francis has denied rumours that he plans to step down … Read more
He planned to travel to L’Aquila, in central Italy, for a feast organised by one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stood down in 2013. Pope Francis fueled speculation about his pontificate’s future by announcing that he would travel to L’Aquila in central Italy in August for a feast organised by … Read more
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis will visit Canada at the end of July to meet with Indigenous survivors of abuse at church-run residential schools. The 85-year-old, who will visit Edmonton, Quebec, and Iqaluit, apologised to Indigenous delegations who visited him at the Vatican last month over a scandal that has rocked the Catholic … Read more
Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon that was scheduled for June due to health concerns, according to Lebanon’s tourism minister, Walid Nassar, Nassar did not explain on the “health reasons” for the postponement, but on Thursday, the pope, who has been suffering from knee discomfort, was seen for the first time in a … Read more
Pope Francis received Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the primary time at the Vatican on Thursday and expressed his gratitude for the safe haven given to refugees fleeing the Ukraine warfare. Francis spent about 40 mins with Orban, a right-wing populist who received a fourth time period in the workplace in elections in … Read more
VATICAN: On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis issued an emotional plea for peace amid the “senseless” Ukrainian war and other global conflicts, citing the “troubling” prospect of nuclear war. From the central balcony of St. Peter’s Square, Francis remarked, “May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of this … Read more
Pope Francis said on Friday he understood why governments buy guns to protect themselves in a global wracked by battle, as he prepared to preside over a conventional Easter procession. Francis has recently said spending money on weapons “stains” humanity. “I understand those governments that buy arms, I understand them,” said pope in an interview … Read more
