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THE Vatican says Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday. The head of his medical team said this on Saturday, adding that he would need a further two months of rest at the Vatican. Newsextra24 reports that the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February …

Pope Francis, currently hospitalised with pneumonia, suffered a severe breathing “crisis” on Friday, prompting urgent medical intervention. The Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old pontiff was placed on non-invasive mechanical ventilation and underwent bronchoaspiration, responding well to the treatment. The Holy See disclosed that the episode led to a sudden deterioration …

● The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years As Pope Francis continues to fight double pneumonia in hospital, many have begun to wonder what the process would be if he were to step down on health grounds like …

POPE Francis could consider resigning if his health deteriorates, Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said in a radio interview on Thursday. “If he found himself in a situation where he was compromised in his ability to have direct contact with people, then I believe he might consider resigning,” Ravasi said. He …

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful”. In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter cold in …

MARKING the Holy Year of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis opened a Holy Door at a prison in Rome on Thursday, offering a message of hope and forgiveness to inmates. “Do not lose hope, that is the message I want to give you,” the 88-year-old pontiff told the prisoners during …

POPE Francis announced after his Sunday Angelus that he would hold a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals on 8 December 2024, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in the Vatican. The Consistory, set to take place with representatives from all over the world, will fall before the opening …

POPE Francis on Tuesday landed in Indonesia, kicking off the longest foreign trip of his tenure so far. The trip is due to take him to four countries in South-East Asia and Oceania within the next 12 days. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church arrived in Jakarta more than …

THE Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop José Antonio Eguren of Piura and Tumbes, Peru. Archbishop Eguren, 67, has been in charge of the Archdiocese of Piura and Tumbes since 2006. He presented his resignation eight years before the age limit provided for …

POPE Francis called on the faithful to rejoice and hope in spite of the personal and global political crises at the celebration of the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. These crises are “boulders of death,” the head of the Catholic Church said in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Specifically, he …