January 11, 2021 Pope Francis changes church law, grants women more access to altar Pope 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.
January 1, 2021 Pope Francis pushes through back pain to give New Year's blessing Pope 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.
December 31, 2020 Pope Francis to skip New Year's Eve ceremonies due to back pain Pope Francis is skipping New Year’s ceremonies due to what the Vatican says is a painful back condition, a spokesman said Thursday.
December 25, 2020 Pope on coronavirus vaccine: Needy, vulnerable must come first Pope 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.
December 24, 2020 Pope Francis celebrates low-key Christmas Eve Mass amid coronavirus restrictions Pope 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.
December 24, 2020 Pope Francis’ Instagram account appears to ‘like’ another racy pic He’s scrolling in mysterious ways.
December 21, 2020 Vatican says it's 'morally acceptable' to get coronavirus vaccines using abortion cell lines The 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.
December 20, 2020 Pope Francis snubs unorthodox nativity scene in Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square Pope Francis appeared to voice his displeasure with an unorthodox nativity scene in the center of St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
December 7, 2020 Pope to visit Iraq in March, first foreign trip since coronavirus pandemic began: Vatican This would be the first trip the pope has taken abroad since his trip to Thailand and Japan in November 2019 before the pandemic struck.
November 28, 2020 Pope elevates 13 new cardinals then puts them in their place Pontiff warned the cardinals against abusing their positions and power for personal gain.
