Pope FrancisJanuary 13Pope Francis receives coronavirus vaccine as Vatican begins rollout: reportsPope Francis received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday as the Vatican began its vaccination campaign, according to reports.
VaticanJanuary 11Pope Francis changes church law, grants women more access to altarPope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests.
Pope FrancisJanuary 1Pope Francis pushes through back pain to give New Year's blessingPope Francis ushered in the New Year on Friday with a traditional Angelus blessing from the papal library, pushing through nerve pain that forced him to skip New Year’s ceremonies in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope FrancisDecember 31Pope Francis to skip New Year's Eve ceremonies due to back painPope Francis is skipping New Year’s ceremonies due to what the Vatican says is a painful back condition, a spokesman said Thursday.
VaticanDecember 25Pope on coronavirus vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come firstPope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents for the shots.
Pope FrancisDecember 24Pope Francis celebrates low-key Christmas Eve Mass amid coronavirus restrictionsPope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday night amid coronavirus restrictions that reduced a normal crowd of as many as 10,000 congregants to a group of fewer than 100 people, according to reports.
2:33VIDEODecember 24Pope Francis, other religious leaders celebrate COVID-modified ChristmasCorrespondent Amy Kellogg joins 'Outnumbered Overtime' from Milan, Italy, with more
Pope FrancisDecember 24Pope Francis’ Instagram account appears to ‘like’ another racy picHe’s scrolling in mysterious ways.
CoronavirusDecember 21Vatican says it's 'morally acceptable' to get coronavirus vaccines using abortion cell linesThe vaccines, which scientists have tirelessly worked on over the past year to try and eradicate the harrowing pandemic, used cell lines "drawn from tissue obtained from two abortions that occurred in the last century," the Vatican said.
Pope FrancisDecember 20Pope Francis snubs unorthodox nativity scene in Vatican’s St. Peter’s SquarePope Francis appeared to voice his displeasure with an unorthodox nativity scene in the center of St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.