World Apr 23 WATCH: First day of Pope Francis laying in state as mourners pay final respects Wednesday is the start of three days of public viewing ahead of the pontiff’s funeral.
World Apr 22 Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing Francis' appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the first pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a fitting bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and…
Politics Apr 17 WATCH: Trump meets Italy's Meloni at White House as Europe seeks bridge to U.S. Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find…
World Apr 13 Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter's Square A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week," in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia.
World Apr 06 Pope Francis makes first public appearance since leaving the hospital at St. Peter's Square Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving the hospital two weeks ago after a…
World Mar 29 Pope Francis shows 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises, doctor says Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.
World Mar 16 Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis in a month as he celebrates Mass in the hospital The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel.
World Mar 15 Pope works on signature reform from hospital as he enters 5th week of pneumonia treatment Working from the hospital, Pope Francis has approved a three-year implementation and evaluation process for his reform project that aims to make the church a more welcoming and responsive place.
World Mar 13 Pope receives cake and glad tidings in the hospital on 12th anniversary of his papacy Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery, a cake and hundreds of messages wishing him well.
World Mar 06 WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.