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 […]
A meeting four years in the making said the ordination of women required further study, but it called for women to have more leadership roles, even in seminaries.
Critics argue the pact legitimizes China’s control over church affairs, while defenders say it helps support Catholics faithful to the Vatican in the Communist country.
