Francis, 86, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St. Peter’s Square after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties. The pontiff received antibiotics administered intravenously during his stay, the Vatican said.
During the Sunday Angelus, a Catholic prayer the Pope often leads on Sundays and holy days, the Pontiff said: ‘It is easy to become attached to roles and positions, to the need to be esteemed, recognized and rewarded.’
Pope Francis said he signed a letter of resignation in the first year of his reign to provide for the possibility that he would become incapable of fulfilling his duties. “I signed it and said, ‘If I should become impaired for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation,’” the pope told the Spanish daily … Read morePope Francis Says He Has Written Resignation Letter—in Case of Incapacity
The Vatican secretary of state and his deputy have both tested positive for the coronavirus, Vatican officials said Tuesday. Cardinal Pietro Parolin serves as the Vatican’s secretary of state and the pope’s No. 2.. the AP reports sources quoting he has “very light” symptoms, while Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra is asymptomatic, officials said. There was no … Read moreVirus in the Vatican! Pandemic hits Rome
Some interesting palace, or in this case Vatican intrigue.. The British press is doing its best at furnishing the world inside gossip about the state of the Papacy..
Saw this last night and loved it.. Had to rebroadcast it to the masses.
Philadelphia Chef dishes criticism on Philadelphia: On Papal Visit: ‘Didn’t Need To Close Every Street, Scaring Most People’ Now that the Pope is back in Rome, we need to take a good hard look in the mirror and wonder if the security nightmare was imposed on us or created In Philadelphia, that look has begun … Read morePhiladelphia Chef dishes criticism on Philadelphia: On Papal Visit: ‘Didn’t Need To Close Every Street, Scaring Most People’
The Pope’s Excellent American Vacation comes to Philly. And then Francis met Marky Mark The major story this week was the Papal visit.. covered here a bit too.. There remains a few last minute articles to contemplate regarding the Pope before he goes back to Rome.. Among them: Did Philadelphia go *way* overboard with security? … Read more
