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Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the Vatican's envoy to India and Nepal, made history with his first visit to Meghalaya's Garo Hills. Welcomed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, the Apostolic Nuncio took part in a concelebrated Mass and prayed at the graves of former bishops.

Ending a 40-year-old dispute, the Vatican has accorded Kannada primacy in the Bengaluru Archdiocese.

For the Catholic churches in the state, especially of the Latin rite, there would soon be some guidelines on how to conduct the Holy Mass.

Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection, leading the Vatican to cancel papal audiences and delegate responsibilities to others. The cancellations affect events for the holy year, which attracts millions of pilgrims. Francis, who has a history of bronchitis, was admitted after his condition worsened. The Vatican has not specified how long he will stay in the hospital, citing the complexity of his treatment.

Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor's passage to heaven as he presided over a special New Year's Day Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican. The huge basilica will host Benedict’s coffin starting on Monday. Thousands of faithful are expected to attend the first of three days of viewing.

The infighting within the Syro Malabar Church (SMC) further escalated on Sunday after reports surfaced that the Metropolitan Vicar of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, Mar Antony Kariyil has been reportedly asked by the Vatican to step down from his post.

Francis is celebrating a Mass on Tuesday in honor of St. John XXIII, who convened the council and presided over its opening sessions. Tuesday’s commemoration opens with a reading of John’s inaugural speech and ends with a re-enactment of the candle-lit procession that lit up St. Peter’s Square on the night of Oct. 11, 1962.

Pope Francis spent his second night in a Rome hospital 'serenely' as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis, the Vatican said Friday. The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday after he returned to his Vatican residence following his customary weekly public audience in St Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis on Friday overturned decisions by his two predecessors and re-imposed restrictions on the old-style Latin Mass preferred by traditionalist Roman Catholics, saying it was being exploited to divide the Church.

Pope Francis surprised attendees at Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square by forgoing his usual homily reading due to health issues. The 87-year-old pontiff, who has been battling bronchitis and influenza, had an aide read his prepared speech instead. This deviation from tradition raised eyebrows as it is rare for a pope to entirely skip delivering a homily at such a significant event.

Francis, who is 84 and suffers frequent bouts of sciatica nerve pain, may have opted to delegate the service given his busy liturgical schedule over the coming days that culminates with Easter Sunday Mass.