Roman Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Prelate and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva. Archbishop Nwachukwu was ...
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Feed SubscriptionPope Francis to undergo a ‘scheduled’ colon surgery, Vatican says
The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for a scheduled operation to address a stenosis, or potential narrowing, of his large intestine. A Holy See spokesman said the surgery would be performed Sunday, with ...
Read More »Pope begins historic visit to Iraq amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq for the first ever papal visit there, and his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted ...
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