Pope Francis waves as he appears on the balcony of a hospital in Rome on Sunday ... Brava!” a bloated-looking Francis said in a breathless voice. He gave a weak sign of the cross before being ...

Easter in Italy 2025 is a unique opportunity to experience one of the country’s most important and deeply rooted traditions.

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“It’s terrible,” Pope ... over the weekend, the public received a sobering glimpse of the toll the health crisis had taken on the 88-year-old pope. Greeting well-wishers from a hospital ...

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Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28, the sixth day of the “at least two-month” period of ...

for God always grants us the possibility of starting over. The Pope did so in the text that had been prepared for the Wednesday General Audience, which he asked the Holy See Press Office to publish.

Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as ... And he visibly gasped for breath as he was wheeled back inside from the balcony. Throughout history, the powerful have concealed their weaknesses.

Pope Francis sent his condolences to Church and civil authorities in Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful earthquake killed more than 150 people and caused widespread devastation in the region ...

Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow for the ... the blazes scorched more than 118,265 acres of land and forced over 30,000 people to flee. Thirty-seven people were injured.