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Surprise recording played in St Peter's Square.
An audio message from Pope Francis was played at a prayer service in St Peter's Square on Thursday night, the first time the world had heard his voice in three weeks.
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Vatican cardinal to lead Ash Wednesday liturgy on Rome's Aventine Hill as Church marks the start of Lent.
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for more almost three weeks, has delegated Cardinal Angelo De...
Pontiff suffers further setback as he enters third week in hospital.
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday, the Vatican...
Pope has been in hospital for more than two weeks.
Pope Francis was resting on Saturday morning following a quiet night, after suffering a health setback in his battle against double pneumonia, the Vatican said in its l...
Pope on ventilation amid battle against double pneumonia.
Pope Francis suffered an "isolated" bronchial spasm which caused him to vomit and led to a "sudden worsening" of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said on F...
Despite some positive signs, the pontiff's prognosis remains guarded.
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, slept well overnight and continued to rest on Thursday, the Vatican said in its l...
Pope's decision to start beatification process was welcomed by Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni.
Pope Francis has cleared the path towards the beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto, a member of Italy's Carabinieri duri...
Crowds gather to pray in St Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, rested well overnight at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
“The Pope rested well, the who...
Pontiff shows signs of early kidney failure.
Pope Francis remains in a critical condition but had a "good" 10th night in hospital and slept well, the Vatican said on Monday.
"The night went well; the Pope slept and i...
Pontiff suffered "respiratory crisis" and has received blood transfusions as the Vatican warns that Francis is "not out of danger".
Pope Francis remains in a "critical" condition after suffering a "prolonged asthma-like...
The Church’s Conservative Shift Toward Trump: Müller, Dolan, Burke, and the Battle for the Catholic Vote.The relationship between the Catholic Church and U.S. politics is increasingly polarized, with conservative clerics...
Vatican says pontiff's situation remains "complex" as doctors diagnose double pneumonia.
Pope Francis has shown the onset of pneumonia in both lungs, and his respiratory infection continues to "present a complex picture...
Pontiff is in hospital in Rome with a respiratory tract infection.
Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection will require a different course of treatment and a longer hospital stay due to the "complex clinical picture",...
Rome Inaugurates "Spazio Accoglienza" for the Fragile and Disabled: A New Beacon of Charity for the 2025 Jubilee
In a heartfelt ceremony led by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the "Spazio Accoglienza" for fragile individual...
Christmas blessing at St Peter's follows launch of Jubilee Year in Rome.
Pope Francis on Christmas Day will impart his traditional blessing Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) at midday from the balcony above St Pe...
English-language religious services in Rome for the 2024 Christmas season.
A quick guide with the times of Christmas religious services and Masses in English in Rome for 2024. For the programme of Pope Francis' Christma...
Assisi celebrates Canticle of the Creatures.
The pilgrimage town of Assisi in Italy's central Umbria region lights up at Christmas to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis's best-known text, the Canticle of the Creat...
A quick guide to Christmas cribs and Nativity scenes to visit in Rome over the festive season.
100 Presepi
The 2024 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome's international nativity crib exhibition, is taking place under the colon...
Christmas tree will stay in place until 12 January.
The Vatican's Christmas tree arrived in St Peter's Square on Thursday amid controversy, after an appeal to Pope Francis to spare the 200-year-old fir was ignored.
M...
40,000 people sign petition to save 'Green Giant' tree from being chopped down and taken to St Peter's Square in Rome.
A controversy has broken out over this year's Christmas tree in the Vatican, destined to come from t...
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