Pope resumes St Peter’s Square appearances
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis has resumed greeting the public in St Peter’s Square, seven weeks after he interrupted the Sunday noon ritual to discourage crowds from gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smiling broadly, Francis appeared at an Apostolic Palace window overlooking the square and greeted a couple of hundred people standing a safe distance apart […]
Pope again cancels appearances due to nerve pain
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis is once again canceling public appearances due to nerve pain. Francis will not participate in three events over the coming days “due to a recurrence of sciatica,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement on Saturday. The 84-year-old pope will go ahead with the Angelus blessing on Saturday, delivered from […]