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Pope attends nine appointments in one day despite ill health

November 30, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis kept a busy schedule Thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu causing lung inflammation. In a statement Wednesday night, the Vatican said that the pope’s condition is “stable” and that “he does not have a fever, but the pulmonary inflammation associated with difficulty breathing persists.

Pope keeps appointments but avoids speeches amid ongoing health concerns

November 29, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis, despite suffering from a flu and lung inflammation, kept major appointments on Wednesday but refrained from reading prepared speeches. The pontiff cancelled a trip to Dubai this week for a high-profile United Nations climate summit due to ill health. Entering the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall for his Nov. 29 weekly

Bishop Strickland: ‘I defended the truth and the Pope removed me’

November 29, 2023

The following interview appeared in the Tuesday, November 28 edition of the widely read Italian daily, La Verità, a translation of which is published here with their kind permission. A statement from the Holy See on November 11 announced the Pope Francis’ decision to “relieve” Bishop Joseph Strickland from governing the Diocese of Tyler, Texas.

BREAKING: Pope cancels Dubai trip over health concerns

November 28, 2023

ROME – Just hours after a Vatican news conference confirming Pope Francis’s trip to Dubai this weekend for a United Nations climate summit, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it has been cancelled upon medical advice due to an ongoing infection causing lung inflammation. A Vatican spokesman announced, however, that Pope Francis will lead his Wednesday

Pope called Cardinal Burke his ‘enemy’ and threatened to strip him of privileges, reports claim

November 28, 2023

Pope Francis has referred to an outspoken American cardinal as his “enemy” and threatened to strip him of his privileges, according to reports from Italy. The New Daily Compass, which first reported the rumour in the English-speaking media, claimed that the Pope was overheard saying: “Cardinal Burke is my enemy, so I am taking away

Legal gap around ‘false mysticism’ may hamper Rupnik prosecution, experts say

November 28, 2023

ROME – As the abuse case of famed Slovene priest and artist Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continues to perplex Catholics around the globe, experts have warned that a perceived gap in church law regarding an offense known as “false mysticism” is preventing him and other alleged abusers from facing prosecution. However, some observers believe that

Pope Francis postpones commitments ahead of Dubai trip due to lung inflammation

November 27, 2023

ROME – As a result of what the Vatican described on Monday as an inflammation of his lungs, for which he’s receiving antibiotic treatments, Pope Francis has postponed several commitments in coming days in order to preserve his strength for a planned Dec. 1-3 trip to Dubai for the COP-28 climate change summit. Concern over

Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong

November 15, 2023

ROME –Bishop Li Shan of Beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in China, began a five-day visit to Hong Kong this week intended to strengthen ties between the two churches and to facilitate stronger communication between the Holy See and mainland China. According to the Sunday Examiner, the official news platform of the Diocese of