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Pope Francis visits Roman prison after delegating some Holy Week duties
Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...
Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square
A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...
Pope Francis thanks doctors who saved his life in meeting at Vatican
Pope Francis on Wednesday thanked members of the medical team who saved his life during a five-week hospital stay for a serious case of double pneumonia, speaking softly but breathing without oxygen ...
Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at St. Peter's Square: 'Happy Sunday'
After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's ...
Easter Preparations in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis's Easter is slowly taking shape. The uncertainties that loomed until recently over the ...
Why Queen Camilla Wore Black to Meet the Pope, but Princess Charlene Has Permission to Wear White
Queen Camilla wore black to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican, but why can Princess Charlene and other royal women wear white?
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What’s so ‘wrong’ with the Vatican flag?
A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...
Catholics prepare for an unusual Easter, with Pope Francis out of view
The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out ...
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Pope says doing 'best he can' on jail visit before Easter
A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing "as best I can" as he visited inmates at Rome's central jail ...