Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission for... [...] ---   Cardinal Fernando Vérgez [...]

Sunday saw Pope Francis' condition described as 'stable' by the Vatican, in what will likely be a relief to his doctors as they look to assess the impact of the Pope's respiratory crisis on Friday. --- News Sunday saw Pope Francis' condition [...]

Hot cross buns. / Credit: zi3000/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Though many Catholics may associate the liturgical season of Lent more with the practice of fasting and abstaining from food, many families around the wo... [...] ---   Hot [...]

Ascension's “Set Free” Lenten program with Father Josh Johnson promises to guide listeners this Lent through daily reflections on overcoming the seven deadly sins in our lives. / Credit: Ascension CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As Lent [...]

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis expressed heartfelt gratitude on Sunday for th... [...] ---   Left: Banners [...]

Pope Francis’ 15th night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital went peacefully and the 88-year-old pontiff is now resting, according to the Holy See Press Office’s Friday morning update, Vatican News reported. His care at the hospital began Feb. 14 after he [...]

Vatican officials confirmed Pope Francis will not attend the Ash Wednesday liturgy as he recovers in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. While his condition is reportedly improving, sources say he was in ‘critical’ condition as recently as Thursday. --- News Vatican officials confirmed Pope [...]