24 Feb 2025

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 24 February 2025

A shift to the right after elections in Germany, relations with US plummet as Ukraine marks war anniversary, and the Pope is in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs. Seamus Kearney is live. 

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on 1 February, 2025.

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on 1 February, 2025. Photo: AFP