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April 25, 2020

Virus can’t stop landmark birthday

Eleanor Murphy had to keep a pane of glass between her and her family for her 100th birthday.

Stuck in quarantine, Eleanor Murphy’s 100th birthday party wasn’t exactly the one she had hoped for, but it was one her family will cherish.

Published in Canada
December 17, 2018

Pope Francis celebrates 82nd birthday with pediatric patients

Pope Francis is presented with a cake on the eve of his 82nd birthday during a Dec. 16 audience with children and families from the Santa Marta Dispensary, a Vatican charity that offers special help to mothers and children in need.
VATICAN – If the Holy Family lived in Rome and the baby Jesus had a cold or flu, Mary and Joseph certainly would bring him to the Vatican pediatric clinic for help, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
June 7, 2018

Pope sends birthday greetings to Latin American theologian, liberation theology co-founder

Dominica Father Gustavo Gutierrez, professor theology at the University of Notre Dame, speaks at a Caritas Internationalis press conference at the Vatican in this May 12, 2015, file photo. Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the "father of liberation theology" and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.
VATICAN – Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the "father of liberation theology" and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.
Published in International
April 12, 2017

Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict's birthday, Fatima apparitions

In early May the Vatican stamp and coin office will release stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years.

Published in Vatican
April 9, 2017

Scholars offer Benedict traditional German tribute on his 90th birthday

Retired Pope Benedict XVI makes a toast during celebrations marking his 88th birthday in 2015. He turns 90 on Easter Sunday.

VATICAN CITY – Before he was elected Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once wrote that he was grateful for being born on a day that fell during the church's most intense liturgical season.

Published in Faith
December 13, 2016

This is how Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday

It will be business as usual as Pope Francis turns 80 years-old on Dec. 17.

VATICAN CITY – On Saturday, Dec. 17, Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday, which he will spend doing what he normally does: offering Mass and meeting with various heads of State and members of the Roman Curia.

Published in Vatican
December 18, 2014

First showers, now sleeping bags: Pope Francis’ birthday gift to the homeless

Pope Francis greets one of eight poor people at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 17, the pope's 78th birthday. A group of the poor were invited to the audience in celebration of the pope's birthday.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked his 78th birthday by giving hundreds of sleeping bags to the homeless in Rome, Vatican officials said Dec. 18.

Published in Vatican