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Pope Francis undergoes brochoscopies after ‘acute respiratory failure,’ Vatican says
Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA) Pope Francis...
Catholic News Agency
Mar 3, 20251 min read
Pope Francis ventilated after ‘sudden worsening’ of respiratory condition
The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of another pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 28, 20251 min read
Pope Francis’ health ‘improving,’ Vatican says Thursday
Passersby peer into the John Paul II Chapel at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where a daily Holy Hour is among several prayer initiatives in...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 27, 20251 min read
Pope Francis shows ‘further slight improvement’ on Wednesday but prognosis still ‘reserved’
Hundreds of people gathered to pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ health and recovery on Feb. 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 26, 20251 min read
Putting Americans in Iron Lungs Again?
RFK Jr. at his hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) The nomination of Robert F....
George Weigel
Feb 26, 20253 min read
Pope Francis declares Korean War Army chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘venerable’
Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar on Oct. 7, 1950. (Photo: Public domain) By Kristina Millare/CNA...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 25, 20252 min read
Vatican says Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ on 11th day in hospital
A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 24, 20252 min read
PHOTOS: Pope Francis receives get-well cards, drawings from schoolchildren in Rome
Get-well cards from schoolchildren to Pope Francis are seen at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 | (Photo: ACI Stampa) By Daniel...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 24, 20252 min read
Daily rosary for pope’s health to begin in St. Peter’s Square
A candlelight Stations of the Cross in St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday 2021. (Photo: Vatican Media) By AC Wimmer/CNA The Vatican...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 24, 20252 min read
Pope Francis’ condition ‘remains critical,’ Vatican says Sunday afternoon
A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb. 22, 2025...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 23, 20251 min read
‘House of David’ series on Prime Video: A new look at Israel’s famous king
David (Michael Iskander) in Season 1 of “House of David.” (Photo: Jonathan Prime/Prime) By Francesca Pollio-Fenton/CNA A new series...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 23, 20253 min read
Beatitudes Sister to lead Jubilee Year pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Pilgrimage to Jesus’ homeland to encounter Christ, show solidarity with Holy Land Christians (Photo provided) After a more than yearlong...
Roxanne King
Feb 22, 20252 min read
Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome hospital, receives blood transfusion
Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 22, 20251 min read
Vatican shares ailing Pope Francis’ weekly catechesis: ‘Jesus Christ our hope’
Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA By Kristina Millare/CNA As Pope...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 20, 20252 min read
Archbishop Aquila Calls Faithful to Pray for Pope Francis Amid Double Pneumonia Diagnosis
Images of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Pope Francis during a visit to Rome with the Papal Foundation in 2024. (Photo: Vatican Media)...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 20, 20251 min read
Doctors say Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ while in hospital
Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. | Credit: Daniel...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 19, 20251 min read
Vatican: Pope needs more treatment after onset of double pneumonia
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. | (Photo: Daniel...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 18, 20251 min read
Pope Francis spends peaceful second night at hospital, prays for peace at Angelus
Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. | Credit: Daniel...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 16, 20252 min read
UPDATE: Pope Francis hospitalized at Gemelli for bronchitis
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 14, 20252 min read
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine
(Photo: Unsplash) Today’s Russian Orthodox leadership is a theological, moral, and pastoral train wreck. U.S. foreign policy can’t fix...
George Weigel
Feb 12, 20253 min read
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