ROME — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize abortion. The Holy See’s saint-making office on Dec ...

ROME — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize abortion. The Holy See’s saint-making office on Dec ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies. Still, this year he had the longest trip of his papacy and opened the Holy Year 2025 on Dec.

As he addressed the faithful in a new year's mass, Pope Francis called on wealthy nations to cancel or decrease the debts of poorer countries. During his speech, the Pontiff also touched upon conflict and abortion.

Never, never this,” Francis said about mobile phones at the family table. “Talk, listen to each other, this is the dialogue that is good for you and that makes you grow!”

29, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File) Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the holy mass , at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File) Pope Francis sits on his wheelchair as he presides over ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.

The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize abortion.

ROME — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for ... He recently sparked outrage in Belgium when he criticized its abortion law as “homicidal” and announced he wanted to beatify Belgium’s late king who abdicated for a day ...

ROME — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. Francis, 88, celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday that was dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus.