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The Pope ‘undergoes coronavirus test after suffering illness, but tests negative’ By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline and Reuters Published: 07:20 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 07:37 GMT, 3 March 2020 Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus after he was forced to cancel a series of engagements last week due to illness. The 83-year-old … Read more
Historians will today begin combing the archives of the world’s most contentious pope, hoping to discover why Pius XII stayed silent during the Holocaust. More than 200 researchers applied for permission to settle in one of the small studies of the Vatican Apostolic Archives to begin poring over millions of letters and documents the Vatican kept … Read more
Pope makes first public appearance in four days after illness forced him to cancel events as he delivers weekly Sunday message at the Vatican Pope makes first public appearance since he was seen coughing last Wednesday Francis forced to cancel official audiences and activities over the ‘mild ailment’ During Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome, Pope was … Read more
Pope Francis cancels official engagements for third day in a row with apparent cold symptoms in coronavirus-hit Italy The 83-year-old as never cancelled so many official audiences during his papacy Francis last appeared in public on Wednesday, when he was seen to be coughing It comes as coronavirus has now infected more than 800 people … Read more
Pope Francis is still feeling ‘slightly unwell’ and has cancelled his official audiences today, the Vatican has said. The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today – a day after calling off an appearance at a Mass in Rome. Francis had appeared to have a cold during … Read more
Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a planned Mass in Rome with other clergy after suffering a ‘slight illness’. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a ‘slight indisposition’ that meant he did not attend an event at the St John Lateran basilica in Rome on Thursday morning. A spokesman said Francis would continue with … Read more
The Pope praises coronavirus health and expresses his ‘closeness’ to patients before shaking hand with tens of the congregation at his weekly audience Pope Francis praised those working to battle virus in Italy, which has 374 cases The Pope expressed his ‘closeness’ to patients as he kissed people in the crowds Only a few of the 12,000 faithful … Read more
The Pope praises coronavirus health and expresses his ‘closeness’ to patients before shaking hand with tens of the congregation at his weekly audience Pope Francis praised those working to battle virus in Italy, which has 374 cases The Pope expressed his ‘closeness’ to patients as he kissed people in the crowds Only a few of the 12,000 faithful … Read more
The Vatican says archives on the wartime pontificate of Pius XII will prove the Pope was committed to saving Jews during the Holocaust as it prepares to release the documents. The documents spanning the 1939 to 1958 pontificate would be open to researchers from March 2, Holy See officials say, amid accusations the wartime Pope … Read more