Tag: vatican
Pope: Pope gives ‘noble’ Chinese people a shout-out at Mass
ULAANBAATAR: Pope Francis sent a special greeting to China’s “noble” people on Sunday, giving them a special shout-out at the end of a Mass celebrated…
Francis: Pope Francis takes doctors’ advice to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery
ROME: Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week,…
Pope in hospital for operation on painful hernia
ROME: Pope Francis was to undergo Wednesday an operation on a painful abdominal hernia, reviving concerns over the 86-year-old’s increasingly fragile health.Francis arrived mid-morning at…
Ukraine PM invites Pope to visit, urges help with deported children
ROME: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday invited Pope Francis to visit his country, during a meeting at the Vatican, where he also asked…
Ukraine ask Pope’s help in getting children back from Russia
ROME: Ukraine‘s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience Thursday to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children who were…
John Paul: Pope backs John Paul II, slams claims in ‘Vatican girl’ case
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday rejected as offensive and unfounded what he called insinuations by the brother of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing…
John Paul: Pope Francis calls ‘insinuations’ against John Paul II unfounded
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday rejected as offensive and unfounded what he called insinuations by the brother of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing…
Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israel-Palestinian violence
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis noted his “deep concern” on Sunday over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, delivering an Easter Mass in which…
Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israel-Palestinian violence
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis noted his “deep concern” on Sunday over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, delivering an Easter Mass in which…
Easter: Pope at Easter: Pray for Ukrainian, Russian people, refugees
VATICAN CITY : In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, praised nations which…