Pope’s ‘complex’ condition remains stable; he continues to rest, work March 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis continues to rest, pray, follow his doctors’ prescribed therapies and work a bit throughout the day, the Vatican press office said March 7.
Christians, Muslims can proclaim beauty of diversity, Vatican says March 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News In a world where people are tempted to build walls to exclude others, Christians and Muslims are challenged to build, through dialogue, a shared future based on fraternity, leaders of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue said in a message to Muslims around the world.
Like St. John Paul II, pope shows untiring will to serve, says cardinal March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the “cross of Christ is never abandoned” and that everything is in God’s hands, said Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was the late pope’s personal secretary for 39 years.
Cardinal: Dignity lies at heart of church’s stance on gender March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, News, World News The infinite and inalienable dignity inherent in every human being has practical consequences which include protecting everyone’s right to life from conception to a natural end and opposing the “technocratic” ideology of gender, said the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
Help protect creation from greed, exploitation, pope says in message March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Christians to help protect nature from human greed and exploitation during the Holy Year.
Pope marks Ash Wednesday in hospital, receiving ashes, Eucharist March 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes and receiving them in a short prayer service, the Vatican said.
Archbishop: Pope is grateful for prayers, bears witness to God’s loving presence March 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has expressed his gratitude for the outpouring of prayers from all over the world, said Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, who has visited the pope twice in the hospital.
Pope prays for wounded families, says forgiveness renews hope, healing March 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The best medicine to heal the pain of a wounded family is forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
Only a united global family can fix crises, archbishop says March 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News One of the most serious emergencies today is that the world forgets about and does not attend to the common good and the needs of regular people, especially poor people, the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life said.
Archbishop: Pope’s convalescence is reminder everyone deserves proper care March 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ extended hospitalization and care is a reminder that every human being, especially the frail or elderly, must be given proper care, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Pope’s condition worsened after inhaling vomit, on stronger ventilation February 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm” which led to coughing and “vomiting with inhalation,” which worsened his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.
Even from hospital, pope gives powerful witness of faith, prelates say February 26, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite his illness, age and hospitalization, Pope Francis is still demonstrating his deep faith and exercising his role as pontiff, said a cardinal who once served as an auxiliary bishop of Rome. “The pope offers profound meaning to human suffering — that same suffering that he himself has always flagged as […]
