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VATICAN CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he is suffering from a "strong cold", and asked an aide to read his prepared message for his weekly general audience at the Vatican.

Pope Francis said Monday that Blessed Carlo Acutis shows young people that “the fullness of life” in today’s world is found in following Jesus. Speaking to Catholic pilgrims from Sweden ...

Francis Yaw Frimpong, better known as Pooley, was killed following a heated argument with an unidentified man during the game, according to a statement from Nsoatreman. "The senseless loss of life ...

Earlier in January, Francis fell and hurt his right arm. It wasn't broken, but a sling was put on as a precaution. On Dec. 7, the pope whacked his chin on his nightstand in an apparent fall that ...

With only one lung, the fragile 88-year-old Pope Francis sparks alarm with "every cough or hospital admission". Around him, the vultures circle – devising strategies to ensure their preferred ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope’s walking stick after it snapped as ...

A beloved Leicester venue might have to shut two days a week amid an expected funding cut. The Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre has been a fixture of the city for the past 60 years, and currently ...

“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life and is the thread that holds together this long narrative, even in the pages in which he recounts true horrors,” commented ...

Leigh Francis has insisted he ‘doesn’t regret’ his controversial TV show Bo Selecta despite accusations of racism. In 2020, Channel 4 pulled all episodes of the programme from its streaming ...

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