Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The planned trip, which has not been officially announced, comes just two weeks after the pope said the Vatican was involved […]
“The programme keeps me moving,” Pope Francis joked. (File) Vatican: Pope Francis described on Sunday an “acute and strong” pneumonia that led to his hospitalisation last month, but the 86-year-old pontiff said he was determined to keep travelling. “I felt a strong pain at the end of the (March 29) audience,” the pope told reporters […]
Francis has progressively expanded the roles of lay people and women since 2013. (File) Vatican City: Women and lay people will be able to vote in the next general assembly of bishops, the Vatican announced Wednesday, in a symbolic change for the Catholic Church. “This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling,” the […]
Pope Francis’ Twitter blue tick also removed. Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks. “The Shining” author King, who has previously […]
After coronation, the cross will be shared between Anglican and Roman Catholic churches in Wales. London: Pope Francis has gifted fragments believed to be from the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified to form part of a new processional cross which will be used at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles next month. The […]
