Pope recovering well from surgery but to skip Sunday blessing
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony to avoid strain on his abdomen. Briefing reporters at the Gemelli hospital on Saturday, chief surgeon Sergio Alfieri also said the 86-year-old had agreed with doctors to stay there for at […]
Pope to be hospitalised for days with respiratory infection
Vatican City AP Pope Francis was hospitalised with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old Pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said […]
Vatican defends hasty rollout of revolutionary laity reform
Vatican CityAP Vatican officials on Monday defended the last-minute rollout of Pope Francis’ reform of the Holy See bureaucracy while also painting it as one of the most consequential moves of his pontificate since it recognises that any believer, male or female, can head a Vatican office. The new apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, or Proclaiming […]
Vatican defends Pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as “act of love”
Vatican CityAP The Vatican defended Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with his trip to Iraq this weekend despite rising coronavirus infections there, saying Tuesday all healthcare precautions have been taken and that the trip is an “act of love for this land, for its people and for its Christians.” Francis is due to visit […]