Despite undergoing his longest hospitalization yet due to a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia with an unclear prognosis, Pope Francis from the hospital has still managed to send the message that he’s in charge. --- ROME – Despite his longest [...]

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, on Feb. 27, 2025. / Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 27, 2025 / 15:40 pm [...]

In Healing Wounds: The 2025 Lent Book, Bishop Erik Varden, OCist, of Norway, guides readers more deeply into Christ’s wounds while also helping us to see our own more clearly and not fear bringing them to [...] --- Triumph of the Cross. [...]

Pope Francis meets with the Spanish bishops at the Vatican on Nov. 28, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Madrid, Spain, Feb 27, 2025 / 17:50 pm (CNA). The secretary-general and spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acro... [...]

Pope Francis again slept well in the hospital, according to the Holy See Press Office, Vatican News reported. The pontiff, who was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome Feb. 14 for bronchitis, “spent the first part of the morning [...]

Despite a reported ‘slight improvement’ in his condition, Pope Francis will not attend a Jubilee Year audience this weekend, the Holy See announced, as his hospitalization continues. --- News Despite a reported ‘slight improvement’ in his condition, Pope Francis will not attend [...]

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2025 / 11:10 am (CNA). Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of [...]