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Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social ...

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery ... participate “in spiritual communion” with the rest of the hierarchy, from afar.

ROME (AP) — A chest X-ray has confirmed improvements ... The pope’s weekly Wednesday general audience was canceled since the Vatican hierarchy is on retreat this week as part of the Lenten ...

The Pope is participating in the Vatican’s week-long spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election ...