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ABC News ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis on Sunday presided over an Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and later used his Easter message on Christianity’s holiest day to invoke prayers for victims of war and to call for an end to ongoing conflicts. Francis delivered his Easter message and blessing — the […]

TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis on Wednesday visited Rome’s Gemelli hospital following his general audience at the Vatican, the Vatican said. “After the general audience Pope Francis went to the Gemelli Isola Tiberina Hospital for some diagnostic tests,” a Vatican official said. “Afterwards, he returned to the Vatican.” During his weekly […]

Pope Francis leaves after an audience to the participants of the live nativity scene of Santa Maria Maggiore, on December 16, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. ANDREAS SOLARO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis has formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples — a radical change in Vatican policy. […]

Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex unions in a newly public response to cardinals who questioned the pope’s affirmation of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church. In the July letter, which is written in Spanish, he reaffirmed that “the Church has a […]

Nuno Cruz/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nuno Cruz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LISBON, Portugal) — In one of the most iconic moments coming out of World Youth Day, Pope Francis called on the hundreds of thousands gathered before him to yell back at him that the Catholic Church is for “todos, todos, todos” — everyone, everyone, everyone. […]

Buena Vista Images/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis announced Sunday he’s elevating 21 clergymen from around the world to become cardinals in a ceremony later this year. The pope made the announcement during his noontime Sunday prayer from St. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony will be held on Sept. 30. In his decade-long tenure […]

ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis had intestinal surgery on Wednesday and will spend several days in the hospital recovering, Vatican officials said. The Holy See Press Office announced Wednesday evening local time that the surgery was over and that “it took place without complications and lasted three hours.” After his general […]

ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis will undergo an intestinal surgery on Wednesday and spend several days in the hospital recovering, Vatican officials said. After his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, the pontiff went to Gemelli hospital in Rome, “where in the early afternoon he will undergo a Laparotomy and […]

Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images (ITALY) — Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office. The pope, standing on his feet, answered reporters’ questions outside Rome’ Gemelli hospital. He then embraced a crying woman and proceeded to bless her. Pope Francis also spoke to […]

Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis is expected to leave the hospital Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office. “His Holiness’s return home to Santa Marta is expected for tomorrow, dependent on his latest medical test results carried out this morning,” director of the […]