Pope Francis has appeared for an Easter Sunday blessing at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square, where celebrations are under way. It had been unknown if the pontiff, 88, would join the service following his discharge from hospital last month, after five weeks of treatment for an infection that led to double pneumonia. At the time,...
The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudà on the path to sainthood in recognition of his “heroic virtues”. Gaudà – who has been dubbed by some as “God’s architect” – is the designer of one of Spain’s most famous religious sites and tourist attractions, the unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. On Monday, the...
At 118-6 Hampshire were looking at a sizeable first innings deficit, but Prest and New Zealander Brett Hampton played positively, the latter caressing a wide, full ball from Kemar Roach to the extra cover fence. A 50-stand was in the offing when Hampton fell for 26 made at more than a run a ball, Pope...
Pope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday. The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors while sat in a wheelchair, wearing black trousers, a white long-sleeved shirt and a striped blanket draped around his shoulders. He also had an oxygen tube under his nose. On...
Pope Francis waved to the crowd at the Vatican, as he made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. The Pope – in a wheelchair with a breathing tube up his nose – briefly appeared on a stage in St Peter’s Square on Sunday. The 88-year-old pontiff had not been seen in public since being...
Watch: Pope Francis waves to crowd from wheelchair in first public appearance since leaving hospital Pope Francis has made an appearance at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican following his discharge from hospital after five weeks of treatment. The Pope briefly appeared on stage in a wheelchair, with a breathing tube under his nose. “Hello...
The King and Queen have postponed their state visit to the Vatican, after doctors said the Pope needed to rest following a recent illness. The visit to the Vatican was postponed by “mutual agreement”, according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The wider state visit to Italy will continue in April with...