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Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Papal trip to Luxembourg, Belgium still on schedule despite pope’s flu

Sep 23, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Despite recent health scares, Pope makes visit to working class Roman parish

Apr 6, 2024
Crux Staff

Resilient Pope says empty tomb means hope amid life’s anguish

Mar 30, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis leads the praying of the Via Crucis at Rome's Colosseum on April 15, 2022. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

For second year in a row, pope skips Good Friday Via Crucis

Mar 29, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Servers carry an urn of sacred oil during Pope Francis's Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 6, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope during Holy Week urges Catholics to feel a little more ‘guilt’

Mar 28, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis hears confessions at the Roman parish of San Pio V on March 1, 2024, during his Lenten "24 Hours for the Lord" initiative. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Rome grab-bag: Papal health, Ukraine, and abuse in Poland

Mar 11, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope resumes schedule, but says he still has a cold and visits hospital

Feb 28, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Bounce-back Pope prays for peace in Ukraine on war anniversary

Feb 25, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Francis cancels audiences due to ‘mild flu’

Feb 24, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope in new interview talks health, resignation, future travel plans

Jan 15, 2024
Elise Ann Allen