Articles by Courtney Mares
Vatican: Pope Francis ‘continuing planned treatment’ on 10th day in hospital
Jul 13, 2021 / 04:50 amA Vatican spokesman said ongoing treatment would allow him to “return to the Vatican as soon as possible.”
Pope Francis prays the Angelus from his hospital balcony
Jul 11, 2021 / 05:45 amIn his first appearance after having intestinal surgery, Pope Francis prayed the Angelus from the balcony of the hospital where he has spent a week recovering.
Pope Francis and children in hospital exchange greetings
Jul 10, 2021 / 05:00 amDuring his hospitalization, Pope Francis has exchanged affectionate messages with the young patients in the nearby pediatric oncology and children’s neurosurgery wards, according to the Vatican.
Christian refugees in Lebanon live in abandoned mall amid economic crisis
Jul 9, 2021 / 14:00 pmAn NGO has documented the harsh living conditions.
Vatican foundation honors Abu Dhabi crown prince with ‘Man of Humanity’ award
Jul 9, 2021 / 12:00 pmCardinal Giuseppe Versaldi traveled to the UAE to present the award.
Pope Francis offers condolences after ‘heinous assassination’ of Haiti’s president
Jul 8, 2021 / 08:00 amPresident Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home on July 7.
Pope Francis has further health scans in hospital after running a fever
Jul 8, 2021 / 05:03 amThe Vatican said the pope was able to eat and move “unassisted.”
Probe into Fr. Jacques Hamel’s murder shows attackers’ links to ISIS
Jul 7, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe priest was killed at Mass on July 26, 2016.
Pope Francis in Pyongyang? An intelligence chief is working to make it happen
Jul 7, 2021 / 12:00 pmNo pope has ever visited the “hermit kingdom.”
Pope Francis urges Indian Catholics to commit to uniform Syro-Malabar liturgy
Jul 6, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe Syro-Malabar Church is one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches.
Pope Francis recovering in same hospital room where St. John Paul II was treated
Jul 6, 2021 / 04:22 amThe Vatican said that the pope had “rested well overnight.”
Imam, rabbi, and Orthodox patriarch wish Pope Francis a swift recovery
Jul 5, 2021 / 11:00 amPope Francis underwent a three-hour operation on the evening of July 4.
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Jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy dies at age 84
Jul 5, 2021 / 08:15 amHe spent his final months jailed for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes.
Pope Francis to spend week recovering in hospital after intestinal surgery
Jul 5, 2021 / 04:20 amA Vatican spokesman said: “His Holiness Pope Francis is in good general condition.”
Pope Francis: ‘Stop using Lebanon and the Middle East for outside interests and profits’
Jul 1, 2021 / 11:23 amThe pope hosted a day of prayer for Lebanon at the Vatican.
Pope Francis tells Catholic business leaders to invest in the common good
Jul 1, 2021 / 06:00 amHe encouraged “investing in the common good, not hiding money in tax havens.”
Catholic archbishop: With new law, foundation of French bioethics ‘has been erased’
Jun 30, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe new law gives single women and lesbian couples access to state-sponsored medically assisted reproduction.
Vatican cardinal: Europeans must ‘reawaken consciences’ after abortion vote
Jun 30, 2021 / 07:00 amCardinal Sandri said the vote marked “a dangerous anthropological drift.”
Pope Francis thanks Benedict XVI on his 70th ordination anniversary
Jun 29, 2021 / 12:00 pmPope Francis called the pope emeritus “the contemplative of the Vatican.”
Pope Francis: Saints Peter and Paul found freedom in Christ
Jun 29, 2021 / 06:30 amThe Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul saw the largest Mass in St. Peter’s since the pandemic began.