Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement
Pope Francis met with Finnish representatives of various Christian denominations who have made a pilgrimage to Rome on the occasion of the feast of St. Henry.
In this picture made available on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 by Vatican Media, Pope Francis wears a sling on his right arm, due to a fall earlier in the day, while meeting with FAO Programme Committee Chairperson on World Food Security Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile at The Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP, HOGP) (Simone Risoluti/VATICAN MEDIA)
Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken elsewhere.
ROME (Reuters) - Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in an unusually forceful speech during an annual Catholic-Jewish dialogue event.
Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years.
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In a Sunday television interview, Pope Francis emphasized that hope and forgiveness are at the root of the 2025 Jubilee.
The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.
Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican.
Catholics all over the world are observing the Jubilee Year of Hope (2025). The year was officially launched by Pope Francis through the symbolic act of opening the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Christmas Eve (December 24,