March 6, 2025

A mural inspired by a visit and meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican in January has been unveiled Tuesday in the village of Pondence in northeast Portugal.

Trump’s tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada went into effect this morning. Trump will deliver a potentially explosive speech to Congress tonight.

But there is a framed photo of little Riad meeting Pope Francis, who brought them and two other Muslim families back with him to Italy from refugee camps in the Greek island of Lesbos almost a decade ago.

Images and messages wishing Pope Francis a swift recovery were projected Thursday night onto Rio De Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.

Pope Francis was absent from Ash Wednesday services in Rome as he remains hospitalized with double pneumonia this week, but the Vatican says the pope is in stable condition and has not had any more episodes of respiratory failure.

Pope Francis has released an audio message thanking people across the world for their support after being admitted to hospital on 14 February. It is the first time the 88-year-old has been heard by the public since entering hospital to be treated for bronchitis,

They said they were inspired by St. Francis’ love for the poor, peace and creation — all priorities for the pope, too, and the Franciscans, one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church. “The life of St.

Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals about how to plug a widening gap in the Vatican's finances.

Pope Francis, being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, slept well overnight and is resting, the Vatican said in a brief statement on Thursday. (Editing by Crispian Balmer) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on February 14th for pneumonia and is still in hospital in serious condition. Despite the insecurity over the Pontiff’s fate, the many souvenir shops surrounding the Vatican have not noticed a frenzy to buy Pope Francis postcards,