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Vatican Secretary of State celebrates Mass for Pope's health

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, celebrated mass for pope francis’s health and recovery today, pray...

Filipino Church leaders hail Rodrigo Duterte's arrest for drug-war extrajudicial killings

filipino catholic leaders have hailed the arrest of former philippine president rodrigo duterte as he faces charges at the international cri...

Joseph SanMateo

Level of detail about Pope's health unprecedented in Vatican history, and Francis himself is likely behind it

rome – an old saying about the vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead”, and this position has held true in various cycle...

Pope remains in hospital but is stable and given good prognosis

rome – on monday the medical team treating pope francis said that he remains stable and is out of immediate danger, though given the severit...

Pope’s voice heard for first time in three weeks in St Peter’s audio recording

the voice of pope francis has been heard for the first time since he was admitted to rome’s gemelli hospital in an audio message thanking be...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cardinal Arthur Roche – 'If they only knew that most days I celebrate Mass in Latin'

cardinal arthur roche is one of four english cardinals currently serving – a record high for the country. as the youngest among them, cardin...

Pope Francis stable after 'bronchospasm' and on oxygen therapy

the vatican has said pope francis is in a stable condition after yesterday experiencing what doctors described as a “bronchospasm”, requirin...

Abortion surges 29 per cent in Northern Ireland – calls to repeal law

abortion statistics released by the department of health in northern ireland show that 2,792 lives were ended through abortion in the year f...

The Catholic Herald

Pope creates new commission to help cash-strapped Vatican

pope francis has established a commission aimed at boosting donations to the vatican as it faces a crippling deficit, including a looming cr...

Buddhist, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders offer prayers for Pope’s recovery

as pope francis remains hospitalised in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs, prayers for...