Pope Francis’ Health Challenges: The pontiff’s decision to skip the Good Friday procession underscores ongoing concerns about ...
Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading some 30,000 people in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square in one of the most important liturgies of the ...
ROME — The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside ... procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. The Vatican’s daily bulletin confirmed Francis would lead the lengthy vigil ...
Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some ... was made to "conserve his health." The decision clearly paid off, as Francis was able to recite the prayers ...
Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter events over the weekend. The 87-year-old pontiff’s well ...
Pope Francis will be presiding over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, just hours after a last minute cancellation saw him miss a Good Friday procession in Rome for health reasons ...
So while Easter week is the most important on the Catholic calendar, this year it has also been a test of Pope Francis’ health. During the delivery of his Urbi et Orbi message, the traditional ...
March 31 (UPI) --Pope Francis overcame health concerns to preside over the Easter Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica and call for an end to the violence in Gaza and Ukraine. The 87-year-old ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a ...
“To conserve his health in view of the vigil tomorrow and Mass on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis will follow the Via Crucis at the Colosseum this evening from the Casa Santa Marta,” a statement ...
In short: Pope Francis has made a last-minute decision to stay home rather than preside over a traditional Good Friday procession. The decision appears to have taken place at the very last ...
In an apparent last-minute decision, Pope Francis skipped the Way of the Cross ceremony held at Rome’s Colosseum on Friday to safeguard his health. During the Good Friday liturgy, Cardinal ...