Pope Francis appears for the first time since sciatica forced him to skip New Year Mass

Pope Francis appears for the first time since sciatica forced him to skip New Year Mass and wishes the world ‘peace and serenity’ Pope Francis led the traditional Angelus prayers in the Apostolic Palace ‘I send you all my best wishes for peace and serenity in the new year,’ he said   Comes after the Pope skipped … Read more

Pope Francis appears for the first time since sciatica forced him to skip New Year Mass

Pope Francis appears for the first time since sciatica forced him to skip New Year Mass and wishes the world ‘peace and serenity’ Pope Francis led the traditional Angelus prayers in the Apostolic Palace ‘I send you all my best wishes for peace and serenity in the new year,’ he said   Comes after the Pope skipped … Read more

Pope Francis, 84, suffering painful sciatica which has forced him to bow out New Year’s Day Mass

Pope Francis, 84, is suffering with painful sciatica which has forced him to bow out of holding the Vatican prayer service tonight and New Year’s Day Mass Spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope won’t preside at service in St Peter’s Basilica  He has suffered from the problem in the past but will deliver New Year’s blessing  Sciatica can … Read more

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful at an early evening Covid-restricted ‘midnight’ mass in St Peter’s Basilica Pope celebrated the mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on Christmas Eve  Mostly employees of the state attended papal ceremony whilst wearing masks Mass was held at 7.30pm instead … Read more

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful at an early evening Covid-restricted ‘midnight’ mass in St Peter’s Basilica Pope celebrated the mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on Christmas Eve  Mostly employees of the state attended papal ceremony whilst wearing masks Mass was held at 7.30pm instead … Read more

A boutique city break at the Francis Hotel 

The UK has some of the world’s most picturesque cities, and there’s nothing like a lockdown to ramp up the desire to venture out and explore somewhere different.  In the brief interim period between lockdowns we all flocked to our favourite parts of the country, whether that was the beach, the countryside, or heritage towns. … Read more

The Godfather Part III: Francis Ford Coppola revisits his 1990 film and unveils a stunning new twist

Francis Ford Coppola has made significant changes to his much-maligned 1990 film, The Godfather Part III, that is set to surprise and delight fans of mafia trilogy.  The 81-year-old filmmaker recently reedited the closing act of his mob series to create a new version of the film, titled Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of … Read more

The Godfather Part III: Francis Ford Coppola revisits his 1990 film and unveils a stunning new twist

Francis Ford Coppola has made significant changes to his much-maligned 1990 film, The Godfather Part III.  The 81-year-old filmmaker recently reedited the closing act of his mafia trilogy to create a new version of the film, titled Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, set for release on December 8. And critics already … Read more

Pope Francis kisses the hand of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis was seen kissing the hand of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI following a consistory ceremony to install 13 new cardinals at the Vatican.   Francis and the new cardinals paid a visit to Benedict, Pope Emeritus, who lives across the Vatican gardens in a converted monastery, following the ceremony on Saturday.  The Vatican said Benedict … Read more

Pope Francis kisses the hand of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis was seen kissing the hand of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI following a consistory ceremony to install 13 new cardinals at the Vatican.   Francis and the new cardinals paid a visit to Benedict, Pope Emeritus, who lives across the Vatican gardens in a converted monastery, following the ceremony on Saturday.  The Vatican said Benedict … Read more