Pope Francis has visited ... was being held inside a women's prison and talking to female inmates who had their artworks on display. He also took part in a trip to Saint Mark's Basilica in the ...
Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to visit Venice’s contemporary art festival during a trip which saw him visit a female prison and rehabilitate the reputation of a pioneering American ...
The pope's Venice trip was the first of four planned inside Italy in the next three months. He is scheduled to visit Verona in May and Trieste in July, and is also expected to attend a June summit ...
The Venice visit was the pope’s first trip beyond Rome since a brief journey to France last September. He had been due to go to the United Arab Emirates in December, but pulled out after coming ...
Pope Francis arrived in Venice early Sunday morning for a day trip to the prestigious Biennale art exhibition — which is celebrating its 60th anniversary — where the Holy See’s pavilion ...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pope Francis made his first trip outside Rome in seven months on Sunday, visiting a prison ...
Three Venice patriarchs became pope in the 20th century. Francis, who uses a wheelchair, has suffered increasing health problems in recent years, from knee pain to surgery to his colon and for a ...
Francis said one of Venice's main challenges was "the difficulty ... In December, a bout of bronchitis forced the pope to cancel a trip to Dubai, where he was to have addressed United Nations ...
VENICE - Pope Francis offered encouragement to prisoners ... The half-day visit was the Pope’s first trip beyond Rome since a brief visit to France in September 2023. He had been due to attend ...
(AP pic) VENICE: Pope Francis will visit Venice on Sunday, his first trip outside Rome in seven months, which will be closely watched amid concerns over the 87-year-old’s fragile health.