On Saturday morning the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who suffers from various health maladies and had two hospital stays last year, cancelled his scheduled audiences for the day due to a mild flu.
India’s Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão was of Goa and Daman on Thursday elected President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), which represents the Catholic Church in Asia.
nsecurity has continued in Burkina Faso, making key infrastructure like schools and hospitals dysfunctional, according to local bishops.