Jul 14 Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery By Nicole Winfield, Domenico Stinellis, Gianfranco Stara, Associated Press Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon. Continue reading
Jul 07 Pope had severe narrowing of the colon, no mention of cancer By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery continues to be "regular and satisfactory," the Vatican said Wednesday, as it revealed that final examinations showed he had suffered a "severe" narrowing of his colon. Continue reading
Jul 05 Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery, Vatican says By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The brief medical bulletin contained the first details the Vatican released after the Pope underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half his colon. Continue reading
Jul 04 Pope Francis in hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Sunday for scheduled surgery on his large intestine, the Vatican said. The news came just three hours after Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square and told them he… Continue reading
Jun 30 Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools. The meeting comes amid calls for a papal apology for Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. Continue reading
Jun 06 Pope voices ‘pain’ over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.” But he didn’t offer… Continue reading
Jun 01 Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. Continue reading
Apr 04 In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’ By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered severe social and economic suffering and swollen the ranks of the poor. Continue reading
Mar 21 Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait By Associated Press Pope Francis has denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and continues to be shameful. Francis in a tweet on Sunday called racism “a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 6:52 Could the Vatican’s decree on same-sex unions turn people away from church? By Amna Nawaz After Pope Francis initially signaled support for same-sex unions, the Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot support them, saying God “cannot bless sin.” The latest decree has disappointed LGBTQ advocates and cast doubt on the church’s acceptance of… Continue watching