Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time before leaving to thank...
Pope Francis falls, suffers bruise but no fractures
Pope Francis fell in Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives, this morning, Jan. 16, and bruised his right forearm, but there were...
Pope Francis: Lent is a time to ‘encounter wild beasts and angels’
On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis focused his Angelus address on the temptation of Jesus in the desert to highlight that it...
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it ‘deplorable’
Pope Francis called on Monday for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice "deplorable" and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child.
Pope Francis appoints bishop for Nigeria’s new diocese, Katsina
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Gerald Mamman Musa Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Katsina in northern Nigeria.
Pope appoints Rev. Fr. Habila Daboh, bishop-elect for Zaria Diocese
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop-elect Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh as the new Bishop of Zaria.