Francis arrived in St. Peter’s Square in an open-topped jeep on Palm Sunday, the beginning of a week of major ceremonies before Easter.
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Pope Francis Quips He’s ‘Still Alive’ After Hospital Stay
The 86-year-old pontiff spent three days undergoing treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome.
Pope Is Expected to Be Released From the Hospital on Saturday
Francis, who has been coping with a variety of health issues, was taken to the hospital on Wednesday. He is being treated with antibiotics for bronchitis, according to the Vatican.
Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization
Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.
Pope ‘Gradually Improving’ After First Night in the Hospital
Few details were available about the condition of Pope Francis, 86, and it was too early to determine whether he would be able to attend several Easter-related ceremonies.
Pope Francis Hospitalized for Respiratory Infection
The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff was taken to a hospital in Rome, where he was being treated for a respiratory infection.
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the “lay faithful,” who will be more accountable for abuse.
Centuries of Stargazing Leave Jesuit Names Written in the Heavens
The latest list of approved labels for asteroids includes nods to three more scholars of the order, as well as a pope, challenging the idea that science and religion make awkward partners.
10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left
In an ideologically divided Roman Catholic Church, the right has accused him of going too far and the left of not going far enough.
Panel Finds Decades of Abuse in Catholic Church in Portugal
More than 500 people have come forward to say they were abused by representatives of the church, and a new report says the number of victims may surpass 4,800.