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March 2025

Rome

Pope Francis 'responding well' to treatment as condition remains stable

Updated 8 Mar

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Last month

February 2025

Vatican

Pope Francis's 'clinical conditions show slight improvement' and kidney issues have 'resolved'

Updated 17 hrs ago

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Catholic Church

Pope Francis 'up and in his armchair' as he continues to be hospitalised with pneumonia

20 Feb

23

Catholic Church

Pope Francis blood tests show 'slight improvement', says Vatican

Updated 19 Feb

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Catholic Church

Vatican cancels Pope Francis's weekend events as he continues to receive hospital treatment

Updated 18 Feb

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Pope's hospital stay extended due to 'complex clinical picture'

17 Feb

Last year

2024

Rome

Concerns over Pope’s health as he misses Good Friday procession in Rome

30 Mar 2024

28

All time

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Debunked: Irish users among those fooled by AI image of Pope in front of huge crowds

25 Aug 2023

Catholic Church

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong

9 Jul 2023

27

Vatican

Pope returns to Vatican after hospital tests following bronchitis bout

6 Jun 2023

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy meets Pope as Germany unveils more arms for Ukraine

Updated 13 May 2023

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Pope Francis: Those criminalising homosexuality are 'wrong'

28 Jan 2023

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Catholic Church

Pilgrims keep streaming to Vatican to honour Pope Benedict

3 Jan 2023

6

Lying in state

Tens of thousands pay tribute to ex-pope Benedict at Vatican

Updated 2 Jan 2023

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Pope Benedict XVI

Irish and world leaders pay tributes as former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

Updated 31 Dec 2022

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Catholic Church

Pope Benedict XVI dead at 95: From the Nazi Youth to the papacy

31 Dec 2022

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Pope

Ex-pope Benedict's condition remains 'stable', Vatican says

30 Dec 2022

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Catholic Church

Pope removes entire leadership of Vatican-based Caritas charity

23 Nov 2022

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redacted lives

'We were a pure Catholic nation - and anyone who challenged that in any way was punished'

20 Nov 2022

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Pope Francis says he may have to slow down or retire

30 Jul 2022

30

Church

Pope Francis apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada

25 Jul 2022

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Pope Francis fuels speculation on future

5 Jun 2022

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greek visit

Pope asks young people to resist ‘consumerist sirens’ as he ends Greece visit

6 Dec 2021

18

Vatican

Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime

Updated 29 Oct 2021

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Papal Visit

Pope prays for Iraq’s war dead in Mosul on last day of tour

7 Mar 2021

7

Papal Visit

Iraqi Shiite leader says Christians should live 'in security and peace' after meeting Pope Francis

Updated 6 Mar 2021

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Intense preparations being carried out ahead of Pope's visit to Iraq

3 Mar 2021

19

Papal blessing

Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions

21 Oct 2020

48

Vatican

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal George Pell following sex abuse trial

12 Oct 2020

35

the vatican

Pleasures of food and sex are 'simply divine', Pope Francis says

10 Sep 2020

65

Istanbul

Pope 'deeply pained' over decision to turn Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

12 Jul 2020

60

Dublin Zoo

Pope visit and extreme weather send profits at Dublin Zoo company tumbling

25 Oct 2019

61

holey show

Pope's charity aide climbs down manhole to restore electricity to hundreds of people in Rome

13 May 2019

60

sex abuse scandals

Ex-pope Benedict XVI blames clerical sex abuse on 1960s sexual revolution

11 Apr 2019

166

Guilty

'Unacceptable' - Sale prop Pope banned after second failed drugs test

9 Apr 2019

5

Ricardo Ezzati

Pope accepts resignation of Chile cardinal over sex abuse cases

23 Mar 2019

all out battle

Pope calls child sex abuse like 'human sacrifice', vows 'all-out battle'

24 Feb 2019

55

Pope

Pope admits that priests and bishops sexually abused nuns

6 Feb 2019

62

The Pill

You don't have to take a 7 day break on the contraceptive pill to appease the Pope anymore

21 Jan 2019

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