The pope has contracted a cold and will skip his usual outdoor Sunday prayer, instead giving the blessing indoors just days ahead of his Christmas Eve and Day Masses, the Vatican said Saturday.

The people say it very well: Gossip is zero.” PHOTOS: Pope has a cold and will skip outdoor Sunday prayer ahead of a busy week “Beware of this,” he added. By now Francis’ annual Christmas ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in ...