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High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization
The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of the Renaissance palazzo, you walk past frescoes of some of the first maps of the world, a reminder that the church had a global vision and influence long before globalization came into fashion.
For first time since his hospitalization, Pope Francis shows ‘good response’ to treatment, says Vatican source
For the first time since his hospitalization around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source told CNN.
Pope Francis’ hospital treatment dealing with ‘complex clinical’ condition, Vatican says
Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract that will require his hospital treatment to be changed, the Vatican said Monday, with tests indicating a “complex clinical picture” for one of the oldest popes in the church’s history.
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of church child abuse case
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account.
Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after unusually frank plea from Belgian PM
Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action.
Video-gaming teenager to become first Catholic millennial saint as pope and cardinals approve canonization
A video-gaming Italian teenager will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint after his cause for canonization was approved by church authorities.
Gender-affirming surgery threatens ‘unique dignity’ of a person, Vatican says
The Vatican has issued a strong warning against “gender theory” and said that any gender-affirming surgery risks threatening “the unique dignity” of a person, in a new document signed off and approved by Pope Francis.