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Alice Ritchie

London, Rome

News Editor, Italy and Malta at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Editor at 24matins.es

AFP news editor for Italy, Vatican City and Malta. South London via Paris and a few other places. Recovering Brexit correspondent.

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  • 1 month ago | barrons.com | Alice Ritchie

    Italy's Giorgia Meloni will set out her position on EU defence plans on Tuesday, as she seeks to balance divisions in her coalition government with support for Ukraine, while keeping Washington onside. The prime minister will give a speech to the Senate on her approach to a European Union summit starting on Thursday, where leaders will discuss plans to ramp up military aid for Ukraine amid faltering US support under President Donald Trump.

  • 1 month ago | ibtimes.com | Clément Melki |Alice Ritchie

    Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, is stable and talk has turned to when he might go home. But the Argentine has still not been seen in public since his admission, and in an audio message released on March 6, the 88-year-old sounded weak and breathless. Here is what we know about the health of Francis, who will mark on Thursday 12 years as head of the Catholic Church and its nearly 1.4 billion followers.

  • 1 month ago | barrons.com | Clément Melki |Alice Ritchie

    Pope Francis, 88, who has been in hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, has been gradually improving and talk has turned to when he might go home. But the Argentine has still not been seen in public since his admission, and in an audio message released on March 6, the octogenarian sounded weak and breathless. Here is what we know about the health of Francis, who will mark on Thursday 12 years as head of the Catholic Church and its almost 1.4 billion followers.

  • 1 month ago | kdhnews.com | Sonia LOGRE |Alice Ritchie

    By Sonia LOGRE, Alice RITCHIE Pope Francis was reported to be in good spirits Tuesday after the Vatican declared he was out of danger and could even be discharged in the near future after almost one month in hospital with pneumonia. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs and has suffered several respiratory crises that sparked real fear for his life.

  • 1 month ago | annistonstar.com | Sonia LOGRE |Alice Ritchie

    By Sonia LOGRE, Alice RITCHIE Pope Francis was reported to be in good spirits Tuesday after the Vatican declared he was out of danger and could even be discharged in the near future after almost one month in hospital with pneumonia. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs and has suffered several respiratory crises that sparked real fear for his life.

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Alice Ritchie
Alice Ritchie @alicejritchie
24 Mar 25

RT @AFP: Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time before leav…

Alice Ritchie
Alice Ritchie @alicejritchie
24 Mar 25

RT @AFP: Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital https://t.co/InNr2YLxv6 VIDEO: Pope greets supporters before leaving Gemel…

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Alice Ritchie @alicejritchie
21 Mar 25

RT @AFP: Battling tyranny. @AFP's Marco Bertorello photographs the traditional "Battle of the oranges" held during the carnival in Ivrea,…