December 2, 2023
Pope Francis made a public appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday, his first since staff announced the pope would not be attending a three-day overseas trip to a U.N. climate conference, known as COP28, in Dubai. Francis, who has lung inflammation causing breathing problems, presided with the public but said he was still unwell and
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Pope Francis has canceled a trip to Dubai for a United Nations climate change summit on his doctor’s orders, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting on Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the
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Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the sidelines of the conference before returning home. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis cancelled his trip to Dubai for the United Nations climate conference
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The Vatican says the pontiff does not have pneumonia but may miss “some important commitments expected for the next days.” ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation and will scale back some appointments, but he doesn’t have pneumonia or fever, the Vatican said Monday. Francis himself on Sunday revealed that
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Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics to treat lung inflammation, the Vatican said Monday. The health update came after the pontiff canceled his weekly window appointment to greet people in St. Peter’s Square, sparking concerns for the pope, whose 87th birthday is next month. After Pope Francis began exhibiting respiratory difficulties, he was transported Saturday to
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Pope Francis met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. At the end of his
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Pope Francis will be meeting with the families of Israeli hostages and groups of Palestinians displaced by the ongoing conflict. The pontiff will meet with both groups following a General Audience at the Vatican on Nov. 22. “Pope Francis will meet separately with a group of relatives of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and a
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Pope Francis is planning to facilitate a humanitarian gesture towards both Israel and Palestine as the IDF’s war against Hamas continues in Gaza. The Bishop of Rome will meet with the families of Israeli hostages and then a delegation of Palestinians. The Pontiff will take the two meetings separately on Wednesday inside the Vatican. It
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Strickland, 65, has emerged as a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.” ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis on Saturday ordered the removal of the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and
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The children of gay couples will also be baptised, with trans people permitted to serve as godparents and wedding witnesses. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis has approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which states that a transgender person ‘can be admitted to the role of godparent’ for baptism, can serve as
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