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Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president ... stories of the Catholic Church around the world that you might have missed this past ...

Pope Francis has had coffee and read the morning newspapers after a setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ...

File photo: Pope Francis (Picture credit: AP) VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said Friday, a day after it noted improvement in his clinical condition for ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. Francis has been in ...

The Vatican had a reported deficit of €45.8million (£37.8million) in 2022. This was the last time full financial data was published. Outgoings were greater than donations, and the church was ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ condition showed ... Despite his critical condition, the leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has kept up with Church matters from his hospital ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis's condition showed "a further, slight improvement", the Vatican said Wednesday, while continuing to maintain the prognosis for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia in both ...

The Catholic world was thrown ... But the Vatican has a raft of time-honoured traditions – many secret – that pick the next sovereign of Vatican City. A pope’s death is publicly confirmed ...

VATICAN CITY — The health of Pope Francis remains ... and for the consoling prayers I have received from all over the world!” ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking ...