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Pope Leo XIV marks one year as leader of the Catholic Church on Friday with a visit to southern Italy, returning to his flock after weeks dominated by a clash with Washington. The one-day trip marks the first of several short pastoral visits planned this summer in Italy, and comes a fortnight after a tour of four African nations.

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.

Pope Francis, recovering from pneumonia, has delegated Holy Week's major liturgical services to cardinals. Despite his absence from the Holy Thursday Mass, reports suggest a possible private visit to a Rome prison, a tradition he values. Improving after a hospital stay, Francis recently met with his medical team, expressing gratitude.

Rome is abuzz with the fervour of canonisation with roads lined with books, magazines and curios on Mother Teresa.

Saint Peter's Basilica throws its doors open to visitors on Monday, marking a relative return to normality at the Vatican and beyond in Italy, where most business activity is set to resume.

Pope Francis on Sunday declared Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as Saints at Vatican.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after suffering a decline in his health and participated in a private Mass in his room, the Vatican said, as the faithful in Rome honored "this last stretch of his pilgrimage."

The man clad in a T-shirt, tried to leap over the barricade and accost him as the papal figure was blessing followers after morning mass.