Pope Francis led the first of two major Holy Thursday ceremonies, presiding at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as he continues his stamina-testing Holy Week appointments days after battling bronchitis in the hospital. The pope’s voice sounded strong during the basilica Mass
Pope Francis has been discharged from the hospital after a three-day stint under observation for a respiratory infection. The pontiff, 86, was discharged on Saturday morning from Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy in good health. Asked by reporters how he was feeling,
Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his recovery proceeds in a “normal” way, even had pizza for dinner and will be in St. Peter’s Square for Palm
The Vatican has released an update on the health of Pope Francis following his hospitalization in Rome. Pope Francis was hospitalized Wednesday after having difficulty breathing recently and tests revealed a respiratory inspection. “His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night,”
Pope Francis “had a good night” in hospital after suffering from a respiratory infection. The Holy Father, who is suffering from several recurring health issues, was kept in Gemelli hospital in Rome overnight. The pontiff’s health has continued to decline in recent
Pope Francis was hospitalized after having difficulty breathing recently and tests revealed a respiratory inspection, a Vatican spokesman said. “The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical therapy,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on
St. Francis College in Brooklyn, which boasts the oldest college men’s basketball program in New York City, has announced the end of its entire Division 1 athletic program. Denis Salamone, the chair of the St. Francis College Board of Trustees, announced Monday
The Catholic Church is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s pontificate. The pontiff – who began his papacy on March 13 2013 – did not make much spectacle of the papal milestone, though his reflections on the anniversary have been captured
Pope Francis said the Catholic Church’s thousand-year-old practice of celibacy could be changed. In a recent interview with an Argentine publication Infobae, Francis said the ban on priests having sex was only “temporary” and that there is “no contradiction for a priest
Pope Francis has suggested that the Catholic Church could greenlight a review of its 1,000-year-old celibacy tradition. In a wide-ranging interview the Pope said the union of a priest and a woman is not in conflict with religion. He described the 11-century-old