After a monthlong hospitalization, pope’s condition considered stable March 14, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After one full month of being hospitalized and treated for double pneumonia and other respiratory infections, Pope Francis’ medical condition has decidedly stabilized, the Vatican press office said.
Papal preacher: Neglecting Mass means losing sight of heaven March 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Failing to attend or celebrate Mass is not just skipping a religious obligation — it is a sign that one’s spiritual hunger is withering, the preacher of the papal household warned members of the Roman Curia.
Maryland Catholic Conference issues action alerts on abortion legislation March 14, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life The MCC, which represents bishops serving the three Catholic dioceses in the state (Baltimore, Washington and Wilmington, Del.), is concerned about legislation that runs contrary to Catholic teaching on abortion and healthcare ethics.
Vatican ambassadors gather for Mass to pray for pope’s health March 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four weeks after Pope Francis was hospitalized and one day after the 12th anniversary of the pope’s election, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrated a Mass for the pope with ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
Scouting retreat helps deepen relationship with Lord and outdoors March 14, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting The retreat features three days of outdoor and spiritual activities at Camp Saffran, Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County along the Susquehanna River.
Lenten food ‘doesn’t mean boring,’ says Catholic chef March 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Recipes, World News While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance “doesn’t mean boring or ‘fish all the time,'” a Catholic chef told OSV News.
In the hospital, pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake March 13, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways.
Texas bishop announces march, vigil protesting Trump mass deportations March 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, is spearheading a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of immigrants who lack legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. as part of its immigration enforcement strategy.
Biographer: In 12 years since election, Francis demonstrates papacy is a mission, not a job March 13, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis celebrates 12th anniversary of his election in the hospital, the papal biographer told OSV News that the pontiff has “given a very significant witness these last few years … which in many ways is comparable to the witness that John Paul II gave … demonstrating or communicating that the papacy is for life, that it’s a mission, not a job.”
Maryland March for Life scheduled for March 27 March 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life The annual Maryland March for Life will take place March 27 in Annapolis, kicking off with registration and a pizza dinner at 4 p.m. and a youth rally at 5 p.m. at St. Mary in Annapolis.
Baltimore doctor leads international effort on easing pain March 13, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News As the director of the Placebo Beyond Opinions Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Dr. Luana Colloca explores ways to reduce pain through methods that don’t rely solely on drugs.
Pope’s chest X-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say March 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray “confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days,” his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely.
