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Pope returns to Vatican after five-week hospitalization

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis will return to his residence in the Vatican on Sunday after his doctors said that was the best place for...

Hospitalized pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital,...

Hospitalized Pope Francis stable, rested overnight—Vatican

Rome, Italy—Pope Francis rested well during his 17th night in hospital, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after reporting the 88-year-old was in a...

Prayers for the Pope

The 88-year-old head of the 1.4 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican. He suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis...

Pope’s condition ‘complex,’ hospital stay extended—Vatican

Rome, Italy—Pope Francis, hospitalized for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture," the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that the 88-year-old's stay will...

Use armed forces just for legitimate defense—Pope Francis

Vatican City, Holy See—Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defense, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said Sunday, presiding over...

Pope Francis appoints Filipino priest to Vatican department

Pope Francis appointed a Filipino priest as the new undersecretary of a section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization. Msgr. Erwin Jose Balagapo has been...

Pope names 14 new saints, including martyrs of Damascus

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis created a new group of saints on Sunday, canonizing 14 individuals including the "martyrs of Damascus," killed in Syria during...

Pope Francis urges new cardinals to live with humility, compassion

Pope Francis called on the newly-appointed Cardinals-elect of the Roman Catholic Church to embody humility, prayer and compassion—three guiding attitudes inspired by the life...

Tingog party-list welcomes Caloocan bishop as new cardinal

The House of Representatives led by Tingog party-list group welcomed the elevation of Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan as cardinal of...

CBCP: Cardinal David to bring marginalized Catholics closer to Church

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is hopeful that newly-appointed cardinal Bishop Pablo Virgilio David will bring more marginalized Filipino faithful closer...

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine ban on Russia-linked Orthodox Church

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the Ukraine government's move to ban a Russia-linked branch of the country's Orthodox Church. "Do not touch churches,"...

Rebel Spanish nuns declare separation from Vatican over property deal

Madrid, Spain—A community of nuns in a 15th century convent in northern Spain has split with the Roman Catholic Church because of a property...

Pope Benedict, on Lent

Pope Benedict emphasized that at the core of Lent is the recognition of the transformative power of Baptism Benedict XVI served as the bishop of...
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