The Vatican announced that Wednesday’s general audience has been cancelled. On Monday, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni confirmed that Pope Francis is suffering from a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection that has required his hospitalization. RELATED: Pope Francis Hospitalized in Rome for Respiratory Infection and Mild Fever “All the tests conducted so far indicate a complex clinical […]

Since early February, the Pope had been battling a “strong cold,” as he himself described during a general audience. Related: Pope Francis Denounces Disinformation and Polarization in the Digital Age Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome due to a respiratory infection and a “mild” fever, according to a statement issued by the Holy See […]

“The word is used like a dagger,” he warned, underlining how false or manipulated information is used to incite hatred and division. Related: Pope Francis Condemns Child Exploitation in General Audience, Criticizes Global Economic System In a powerful message for the 59th World Communications Day, Pope Francis addressed the growing problem of disinformation and polarization […]

Díaz-Canel communicated this decision to Pope Francis, in line with the spirit of the 2025 Ordinary Jubilee, an event that seeks to foster reconciliation and peace. Related: Cuban Authorities Welcome US Decision to Remove Cuba from Terror Sponsor List Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced a significant decision on Tuesday: the Cuban government has decided to […]

He emphasized debt forgiveness as a key aspect of the Jubilee, a celebration set to take place in 2025. On Wednesday, Pope Francis called on countries with a Christian tradition to cancel or reduce the debts of the world’s poorest nations. He used the occasion of the Angelus prayer for the New Year, which coincides […]

‘The issue of debt is linked to peace and the black market for arms… Let’s work for disarmament’, the Pope said. On Thursday, Pope Francis urged an end to “colonizing peoples with arms” and called for support for an international campaign aimed at forgiving the “unsustainable and unjust” public debts of certain nations. RELATED: Israeli […]

“It is necessary to have the audacity to open the door to negotiations and gestures of dialogue and encounter in order to reach a just and lasting peace,” said the Pontiff. Related: Pope Francis Urges Social Movements to Continue Fighting for the Poor In his traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing, pronounced from St. Peter’s Square […]

‘As long as the problems of the poor are not resolved, the world’s problems will not be resolved,’ he said. On Friday, Pope Francis invited social movements and organizations to continue fighting to change the reality of the most vulnerable people during his speech at the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the first World […]