Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, marking the last Health setbacks For the 88 -year -old pontiff. The new diagnosis, which means that pneumonia is in its two lungs, comes while Francis receives treatment in a hospital in Rome, where he was admitted on Friday. It had already been diagnosed … Read more
President Biden honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the president on Saturday, saying the pontiff was a “light of faith, hope and love that shines brightly throughout the world.” Mr. Biden was expected to travel to Rome this weekend and present the medal to … Read more
Pope Francis gave his traditional Christmas Day blessing and address to the world this morning from his balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, after striking a somber tone during last night’s Christmas Eve mass. He urged Christians to think about global conflicts.
Pope Francis on Saturday asked Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of each other, as he once again used his annual christmas wishes to reprimand betrayals and gossip among his closest associates. A wheezing and congested Francis, who just turned 88, urged the prelates to speak well of one another and to undertake a humble … Read more