Pope Francis to visit Indonesia in September — minister
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia in September, the country's religious affairs minister has said, as concerns mounted over the 87-year-old pontiff's health.
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Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis on Sunday gave Easter Mass with tens of thousands of Catholics at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City before his traditional blessing, as concerns persist over his health.
Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass and a traditional blessing.
Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.
Pope Francis washes feet of 12 women prisoners on Holy Thursday
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
Pope urges 'courage to negotiate' on Ukraine war
VATICAN, Holy See — Pope Francis has urged parties in the Ukraine war to "have the courage to negotiate", and do so "before things get worse", in an interview broadcast Saturday by Swiss television.
Pope Francis appoints new archbishop in Bicol
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis on Thursday named Bishop Rex Alarcon the new prelate of the metropolitan see of Bicol, the Archdiocese of Caceres.