Pope Francis asked to pray during the month of March for those who, in various parts of the world, risk their lives for the Gospel so that they might imbue the Church with their courage and missionary drive.
The Vatican Press Office announced early this Monday morning in Rome that Pope Francis's health "continues to show mild flu-like symptoms, without fever. However, as a precaution, this morning's audiences have been suspended."
On February 16, the Ambrosianeum Foundation organized an event on the Catholic Church and Freemasonry. And one cardinal even launched the hypothesis of a permanent “roundtable” with Freemasonry
On February 21, 2001, Saint John Paul II made Cardinal the then Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a member of the first group of 43 new Cardinals of the third millennium.
Georges Poulides is the only ambassador accredited to the Holy See to have presented his credentials to John Paul II. Here is his story of a diplomatic life with three Popes
The Vatican usually suspends the General Audiences of the Holy Father on only two occasions: during the month of July and during the week in which the Pontiff takes up his Lenten spiritual exercises.