Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell announces the death of Pope Francis at the Vatican. As the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, Pope Francis, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the responsibility of leading the Catholic Church has fallen to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican‘s camerlengo, during its period of mourning and…
Pope Francis died on Monday morning, Vatican officials confirmed. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo responsible for overseeing Church matters between papacies, made the announcement, saying: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his…
Pope Francis (File photo) Pope Francis’s condition is improving, and doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican announced Monday, stating the 88-year-old pontiff could be discharged within days. While his condition remains “complex, even if there is no imminent danger” to his life, medical staff have lifted their reserved prognosis after steady progress….
Pope Francis’ health situation improves after he suffered two breathing attacks on Monday. Pope Francis, 88, does not need mechanical ventilation any more, the Vatican confirmed on Tuesday adding that now he needs just high-flow supplemental oxygen. On Monday, Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises and was put back on mechanical ventilation. Within…
Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad and Pope Francis In a grand consistory held in the Vatican Saturday, 51-year-old Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. Koovakad will be remembered in history as the first priest to be directly elevated as a cardinal from India. The other cardinals…
Pope Francis talks with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a private audience at the Vatican. (Reuters) VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar‘s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday. “I asked for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi…
NEW DELHI: Among the several high-level bilateral talks in the agenda for Prime Minister Modi during his visit to Italy for the G7 summit, is a rare meeting with Pope Francis.According to the Vatican, the Pope will meet PM Modi on the sidelines of the summit in Italy’s Borgo Egnazia.Francis, who in January warned against…
On Monday, the Vatican deemed sex-change procedures, gender fluidity, and surrogacy to be grave abuses of human dignity, ranking them alongside abortion and euthanasia as activities that contradict God’s plan for humanity. The Vatican doctrinal office released “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page pronouncement that has been in the works for five years. Source link
