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Cardinals lay groundwork for conclave, hope for quick vote
by Clément Melki - May 1, 2025 - 12:52pm
A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out potential candidates -- with many hoping the election will be quick.
Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected
by Clément Melki - April 22, 2025 - 8:11pm
Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honor the Catholic leade...
Pope Francis death from a stroke sets off global tributes, mourning
by Clément Melki - April 22, 2025 - 9:16am
Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on Monday of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church.
Clerical sex abuse: Pope Francis's thorniest challenge
by Clément Melki - April 21, 2025 - 7:22pm
When Pope Francis took over in 2013, the Catholic Church was embroiled in a global scandal over child sex abuse by priests, and the institution's attempts to cover it up.
Recovering pope expected to delight crowds at Easter Sunday mass
by Clément Melki - April 20, 2025 - 1:15pm
Pope Francis is expected to delight Catholics all over the world during Easter celebrations at the Vatican on Sunday, just weeks after he was fighting for his life in hospital while suffering from pneumonia.
Pope Francis leaves faithful guessing over Easter appearances
by Clément Melki - April 17, 2025 - 2:11pm
Pope Francis may be on the mend, but as Easter nears, Catholic faithful are wondering how much of the celebrations the 88-year-old will be able to take part in after battling life-threatening pneumonia.
Pope Francis makes first public appearance since hospitalization
by Clément Melki - March 23, 2025 - 10:18pm
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks being treated for breathing difficulties, but took time before leaving to thank well-wishers...
Pope Francis to return to Vatican after five-week hospitalization
by Clément Melki - March 23, 2025 - 5:24pm
Pope Francis is to return to his residence in the Vatican on Sunday after his doctors said that was the best place for him to recover following a five-week hospitalization for pneumonia.
Pope Francis marks 12 years in job in hospital - with cake - but future uncertain
by Clément Melki - March 14, 2025 - 8:46am
Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering after a month in hospital, but with his health casting a shadow over his future.
Hospitalized Pope Francis marks 12 years in job with future uncertain
by Clément Melki - March 13, 2025 - 7:22pm
Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but with his health casting a shadow over his future.
'Stable' Pope Francis marks start of Lent in hospital
by Clément Melki - March 6, 2025 - 10:04am
Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite on Wednesday, the 88-year-old's condition stable but still complex as he undergoes treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican...
Pope's condition 'slightly improving' on seventh day in hospital
by Clément Melki - February 21, 2025 - 9:12am
The Vatican reported another slight improvement in Pope Francis's condition on Thursday, as the 88-year-old spent his seventh day in hospital being treated for double pneumonia.
Pope's tests show improvement, Italy PM visits
by Clément Melki - February 20, 2025 - 2:55pm
Pope Francis's blood tests show a "slight improvement" as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday, while Italy's prime minister found the 88-year-old joking "as always".
Pope's condition 'complex', hospital stay extended — Vatican
by Clément Melki - February 18, 2025 - 10:21am
Pope Francis did some work during his fourth day in hospital Monday, but the 88-year-old faces a "complex clinical picture" that will require a longer than expected stay, the Vatican said.
Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal
by Clément Melki - December 26, 2024 - 9:14am
Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation...
Pope Francis' sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war
by Clément Melki - December 25, 2024 - 5:15pm
Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the...
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year
by Clément Melki - December 25, 2024 - 9:10am
Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
With a Holy Door, Pope Francis to launch Jubilee year
by Clément Melki - December 24, 2024 - 5:24pm
Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
Scaffolding, traffic chaos as Rome readies for pope's Jubilee
by Clément Melki - November 25, 2024 - 8:36am
Rome is undergoing a facelift for the pope's 2025 Jubilee celebrations, but a month before it starts, much of the Eternal City remains a building site.
Women priests secretly ordained in the shadow of the Vatican
by Clément Melki - October 21, 2024 - 10:34am
On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.
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