Pope Francis has long history of health problems
June 7, 2023 Pope Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital for an operation on his abdomen on Wednesday, the latest in a number of health problems for the 86-year-old…
Pope wants light shed on 40-year-old mystery of missing Vatican girl
April 12, 2023 One of Italy’s most enduring mysteries, the disappearance of a Vatican schoolgirl 40 years ago, entered a new chapter on Tuesday when her brother met with a…
Pope says equal opportunities for women are key to a better world
March 8, 2023 Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful world, as a new…
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world
Feb. 1, 2023 Pope Francis has denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa, saying the rich world needs to realise that people are more precious than the minerals…
Nigeria’s Cardinal Okpaleke gets new appointment – Vatican
October 8, 2022 His Holiness, Pope Francis has appointed His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, to serve as a member for the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. The…
God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch
September 14, 2022 Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine…
Pope to Give Women a Say in Appointment of Bishops
July 6, 2022 Pope Francis said he wants to give women more top-level positions in the Holy See and disclosed that for the first time he would name women to…
Pope apologises for having to cancel Africa trip
June 13, 2022 Pope Francis apologised to the people of Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on Sunday for having to cancel his visit because of walking problems, and…
Wheat Can’t Be ‘Weapon of War’, Pope Says, Urging Lifting of Ukraine Block
June 1, 2022 Pope Francis appealed to authorities on Wednesday to lift a block on exports of wheat from Ukraine, saying the grain could not be used as a “weapon…
Nigeria’s Bishop Peter Okpaleke, Bishop of Ekwulobia makes list of 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis
May 29, 2022 Here is a list of the 21 men Pope Francis will install as Roman Catholic cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory on Aug. 27. Cardinal…