Pope Francis woke up and was sitting in an armchair early Wednesday after another “peaceful night” at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, a Vatican source said. After resting earlier in the morning, the 88-year-old pontiff “woke up, is in armchair, Continues normal therapy,” a source from the Holy See said. Francis is receiving treatment for double pneumonia […]
Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend his ninth night in Rome’s Gemelli […]
Pope Francis has privately told confidants he may not survive an ongoing health scare that has seen him hospitalized, according to a report. Citing two sources familiar with the situation, Politico reported late Monday evening that the 88-year-old pontiff—who is being treated for “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract” at a Gemelli Hospital in Rome—“is […]
Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The SEC schedule has not been kind to Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats. Ole Miss responded to Saturday’s loss against top-ranked Auburn in a major way, upsetting Kentucky 98-84 on Tuesday night in a game they led by as many as 27 points. Matthew Murrell led the way […]
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said “boldness [was] needed to open the door” to dialogue “in order to achieve a just and lasting peace” between the two sides. His appeal […]
Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others.
Pope Francis on Tuesday opened the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, marking the official beginning of the Jubilee year of the Catholic Church. In a Christmas Eve ceremony rich with symbolism, the 88-year-old pontiff, who is using a wheelchair due to a severe knee condition, knocked several times on the heavy […]
Pope Francis has launched a special jubilee year for Roman Catholics during a ceremony on Christmas Eve at the Vatican. The Pope marked the start of the jubilee by opening the usually bricked-up Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. Jubilees take place only once every 25 years, and more than 30 million pilgrims are expected […]
Francis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the occasion to scold them.
NEW YORK — It’s about 26 hours before Kentucky is scheduled to play Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday here inside Madison Square Garden, and I’m sitting at a table on the second floor of a luxury hotel overlooking Central Park, talking to UK coach Mark Pope while a light snow dusts […]
