World Jul 11 Most Ukrainians displaced by war want to stay close to home, UN refugee agency says The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced almost 10 million people to flee their homes, with about 3.8 million displaced within the country and 5.6 million abroad, but most of them want to stay close to their homes, the…
World Apr 27 Pope Francis’ tomb opens to the public in St. Mary Major Basilica Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of…
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 Feb 27 Vatican says Pope’s condition improving but his prognosis remains guarded The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days of “clinical stability” before they revise their guarded prognosis.
World Feb 26 Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as he is treated for double pneumonia, Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery The Vatican hopes to have information later Wednesday about the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday evening to check on the status of the complex lung infection.
World Feb 22 Pope Francis in critical condition after asthmatic respiratory crisis, Vatican says The 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said in a late update.
World Dec 26 PHOTOS: Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations around the world Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine,…
World Dec 25 PHOTOS: Pope Francis marks Christmas by urging all nations to silence arms and overcome divisions "I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions," the pope said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to throngs of people below.
World Dec 15 Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean On the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between…
World Sep 04 PHOTOS: Lighting strike breaks off marble fragments from Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch A violent thunder and lightning storm that felled trees and flooded streets in the Italian capital damaged the honorary arch late Tuesday afternoon.