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Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message

by Clément Melki - April 1, 2024 - 9:03am

Pope Francis urged the world to resist "the logic of weapons" in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics.

Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass

by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 5:28pm

Pope Francis on Sunday gave Easter Mass with tens of thousands of Catholics at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City before his traditional blessing, as concerns persist over his health.

Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 11:04am

Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass and a traditional blessing.

Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute

by Clément Melki - March 30, 2024 - 9:44am

Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.

Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars

by Clément Melki - December 25, 2023 - 9:00am

Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.

Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church

by Clément Melki - October 1, 2023 - 10:55am

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis to appoint 21 new cardinals, looking past the West

by Clément Melki - September 30, 2023 - 11:22am

Pope Francis will on Saturday elevate 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank of cardinal -- most of whom may one day cast ballots to elect his successor.

Pope winds up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass

by Clément Melki - August 6, 2023 - 5:34pm

Around 1.5 million people attended the service at the Parque Tejo park on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital, the Vatican said.

Pope's vigil in Portugal draws 1.5 million pilgrims

by Clément Melki - August 6, 2023 - 9:42am

The Argentine pope urged the crowd to "pick themselves up" whenever they suffer a setback in life.

Pope Francis presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival

by Clément Melki - August 5, 2023 - 1:26pm

Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands of flag-waving pilgrims, part of a global Catholic youth festival.

Pope health in focus ahead of global Catholic festival in Lisbon

by Clément Melki - August 2, 2023 - 12:03pm

Pope Francis heads to Lisbon Wednesday, where a million youngsters from across the world are expected for a major Catholic festival, held as the Church reflects on its future.

World Youth Day, the biggest event in the Catholic Church

by Clément Melki - July 30, 2023 - 11:02am

World Youth Day, which takes place next week in Lisbon in the presence of Pope Francis and an expected one million pilgrims, is the largest Catholic event in the world.

Pope making steady progress after hernia operation — Vatican

by Clément Melki - June 9, 2023 - 6:21pm

Pope Francis, 86, on Thursday began several days of convalescence a day after a hernia operation, as questions resurfaced about his health.

Pope making steady progress after hernia operation: Vatican

by Clément Melki - June 9, 2023 - 7:52am

Pope Francis, 86, on Thursday began several days of convalescence a day after a hernia operation, as questions resurfaced about his health.

Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope Francis tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A

by Clément Melki - April 6, 2023 - 9:22am

Confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity and paedophilia, Pope Francis gamely takes part in a no-holds-barred encounter with young adults in a new film released Wednesday, accepting both...

Pope Francis in hospital for respiratory infection

by Clément Melki - March 30, 2023 - 8:25am

Pope Francis, 86, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday with a respiratory infection that will require a stay of a few days, the Vatican said.

Popular but facing opposition, Francis marks 10 years as pope

by Clément Melki - March 10, 2023 - 12:30pm

Pope Francis marks 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday, hugely popular but facing internal dissent after a decade of reform, even if he has left basic doctrine intact.

Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit

by Clément Melki - February 6, 2023 - 7:48am

Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he appealed at a final mass for people to lay down their "weapons of...

Pope Francis to lead ex-pontiff Benedict's funeral

by Clément Melki - January 5, 2023 - 10:17am

Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people.

Tens of thousands queue to pay tribute to ex-pope Benedict

by Clément Melki - January 3, 2023 - 9:19am

Tens of thousands of people paid their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state in St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.

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