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Ex-pope Benedict chides 'fanatical' Catholics who reject his resignation

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 05:13 AM

VATICAN CITY - Former pope Benedict has chided conservative Roman Catholics who have not accepted his decision to resign as "fanatical", telling them that there is only one pope and it is Francis. Read more »

Pope Francis' upcoming Iraq trip is 'dangerous': Benedict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 08:29 PM

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis' historic upcoming trip to Iraq was "dangerous". Read more »

Pope Francis expects to spend his final days in Rome: new book

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 07:36 AM

Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, still the Catholic pontiff, without returning to spend his final days in his native Argentina, according to a new book titled "The Health of Popes."   Read more »

Cardinal Tagle, itinalaga bilang miyembro ng Vatican central bank

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 11:42 PM

May bagong trabaho si Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples sa Vatican City.   Read more »

World Jewish Congress hails Pope's visit to Holocaust survivor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 11:33 PM

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday hailed Pope Francis' "tremendous compassion" after he visited a Holocaust survivor in Rome, praising his "moral integrity and sense of history". Read more »

Year of COVID plunges Vatican deeper into the red

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 11:35 AM

VATICAN CITY - With donations down 25 percent, revenues from the Vatican Museums slashed 85 percent and millions of euros spent to support struggling tenants, the coronavirus pandemic has left a big hole in Pope Francis' finances. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:37 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis pinaalala ang pagbabalik-loob sa Diyos ngayong Lenten Season

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 04:39 AM

Pinaalala ni Pope Francis sa kaniyang homily sa Ash Wednesday Mass, na kaniyang pinangunahan sa St. Peter's Basilica sa Vatican City, na panahon ng paglalakbay pabalik sa Diyos ang Lenten Season.  Read more »

Pope Francis leads scaled down Ash Wednesday mass

Guglielmo Mangiapane, Pool/Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 08:19 PM

Pope Francis sprinkles a member of the clergy with ashes during Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Read more »

Pope appoints first woman in senior synod post

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 07:40 AM

Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis Saturday appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights. Read more »

Vatican Museums to reopen Monday after virus closure

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 01:05 AM

The world-famous collections will open their doors to the public from Monday to Saturday, but visitors must pre-book tickets and will be given timed entry slots. Read more »

Pope Francis appeals for Rome homeless as number of dead from cold rises

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:55 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Romans to help the homeless in the Italian capital, after a spike in the number dying from the cold.   Read more »

Vatican starts vaccinating Rome's homeless against COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 07:53 AM

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican began offering free vaccinations against COVID-19 to Rome's homeless on Wednesday. Read more »

Pope Francis, ex-Pope Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine - Vatican

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 09:41 PM

(UPDATED) Both Pope Francis and ex Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. Read more »

Instagram influencers on vaccine priority list in wary Indonesia

Stanley Widianto and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 07:40 PM

Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group - social media influencers. Read more »

Pope Francis changes Church law to enshrine roles for women

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 02:38 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday changed its law to formally codify their roles as altar servers, distributors of communion and readers at liturgies. Read more »

Pope Francis' doctor dies from coronavirus complication: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 10:42 PM

The personal doctor of Pope Francis has died due to complications from the novel coronavirus, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) said quoting a Vatican newspaper.    Read more »

No crying in Sistine Chapel as baptisms cancelled amid COVID

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 11:10 PM

A traditional ceremony in which popes baptize newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel has been cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Read more »

Pope Francis criticizes people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 03 11:33 PM

(UPDATE) Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others. Read more »

Vatican to begin vaccinations second half of January

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 10:08 PM

No mention was made in the short press release about Pope Francis and when the 84-year-old pontiff will receive a vaccine.    Read more »