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Pope spending papal anniversary in hospital as pneumonia recovery continues
Crowds gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ health on Feb. 27, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Photo: Daniel...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 13, 20251 min read


Demythologizing some recent Catholic history
(Photo: MTF-GR, Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) The National Catholic Reporter recently saw fit to mark Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s...

George Weigel
Mar 12, 20253 min read


This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of March
Pope Francis prays during Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: Vatican...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 9, 20251 min read


Pope Francis: Lent is a time to accept our fragility, rekindle hope in Jesus
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis sprinkles ashes during the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Basilica of Santa...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 8, 20252 min read


Pope Francis asks Christians to start Lent ‘full of hope’ in the footsteps of Jesus Christ
(Photo: Unsplash) By Kristina Millare/CNA Pope Francis asked Christians on Ash Wednesday to set out in the footsteps of Jesus Christ,...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 8, 20252 min read


BREAKING: Vatican shares Pope Francis’ recorded message during rosary in St. Peter’s Square
(Video courtesy of CNA) By Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 6, 20252 min read


Pope Francis ‘stable,’ no respiratory failure episodes Tuesday
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (Photo: Vatican...

Catholic News Agency
Mar 4, 20251 min read


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
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