Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

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The special event is expected to attract about 25 million visitors to participate in Rome's religious celebrations.

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis breakfasted and read ... In September 2024, he completed a four-nation Asia-Pacific tour, the longest of his papacy by duration and distance. A source within the ...

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Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 - Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year ...

While other Vatican operations proceeded as normal, the cancellations put a damper on upcoming events of the Vatican’s Holy ...