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Pope Returns Home From Hospital, Thanks Faithful

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to cheering crowds and thanking...

25.03.2025 9

International Business Times

Clement Melki

Pope Marks 12 Years In Job In Hospital - With Cake - But Future Uncertain

Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering after a month in hospital, but...

14.03.2025 8

International Business Times

Clement Melki

What We Know About The Health Of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, is stable and talk has turned to when he might go home. But the...

14.03.2025 10

International Business Times

Clement Melki

Dressing The Church: One Of Rome's Last Clergyman Tailors

With a tape measure around his neck and thimble on his finger, Raniero Mancinelli slides a needle into a black cassock with red piping destined for...

03.12.2024 7

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Clement Melki

Women Priests Secretly Ordained In The Shadow Of The Vatican

On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic...

18.10.2024 2

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Clement Melki

Pope Returns Home After Epic Four-nation Asia-Pacific Tour

Pope Francis returned to Rome Friday after a gruelling 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the...

13.09.2024 2

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Clement Melki

Pope Defies Health Fears On Historic Asia-Pacific Tour

Pope Francis wrapped up an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific on Friday, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of...

13.09.2024 2

International Business Times

Clement Melki

Pope, Indonesia Imam In Joint Appeal Against Religion Stoking Conflict

Pope Francis warned Thursday against religion being used to stoke conflicts, in a declaration signed with a top Indonesian imam before he holds...

05.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Clement Melki

Pope Makes Appeal On Extremism As He Launches Asia Tour

Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into...

04.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Clement Melki

Pope Arrives In Muslim-majority Indonesia To Start Asia-Pacific Tour

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and...

03.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Clement Melki

At 87, Pope Defies Expectations With Epic Voyage

By embarking aged 87 on the farthest journey of his papacy, Pope Francis is doing something some believed impossible -- and seeking to silence...

31.08.2024 1

International Business Times

Clement Melki