Pope Francis made a rousing call for peace on the first day of his historic visit to war-battered Iraq today, pleading with his hosts for an ‘end to acts of violence and extremism, factions and intolerance’. The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to Iraq, urged … Read more
The Pope departs from Rome for historic first-ever visit by a pontiff to Iraq – and his most dangerous foreign journey since his election By Reuters and Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Published: 07:11 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 07:11 GMT, 5 March 2021 Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip … Read more
Pope’s personal doctor dies from coronavirus ‘complications’, aged 78, after pontiff revealed he will get vaccine as early as next week Fabrizio Soccorsi was hospitalised on Boxing Day with an oncological disease Pope Francis’ personal doctor died on Saturday with Covid complications It is not known when he was last in close contact with the … Read more