LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis presided at one indoor service on Good Friday, but doctors ordered him to skip an outdoor evening “Way of the Cross” procession at Rome’s Colosseum after being hospitalised last week for bronchitis. Francis was following the service from his residence in the Vatican as a precaution after the temperature fell…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis attended a Palm Sunday service in St Peter’s Square, a day after he was discharged from the hospital following successful treatment for a severe bout of bronchitis. He was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of an open-topped vehicle as it passed through the crowds, before descending and…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic after reportedly having breathing difficulties following his weekly public audience. The pontiff was treated with antibiotics administered…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Francis…