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.
Pope’s condition continues to improve; he is following Lenten retreat March 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the Vatican press office said.
Death, even a pope’s, is a ‘beautiful passage,’ preacher tells Curia March 11, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Death, even that of a pope, should not be seen as a tragedy but as a transition filled with Christian hope, the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia.
Papal anniversary: For 12 years he’s said, ‘Don’t forget to pray for me’ March 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around the world were responding to his most frequent personal request.
Pope out of danger but to remain in hospital March 10, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said.
Promise of eternal life with God is foundation of hope, preacher says March 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News With Pope Francis watching from the hospital, the preacher of the papal household told top members of the Roman Curia that eternity “is not just a future reward but a reality that begins here, in the measure in which we learn to live in love and communion with Christ.”
Pope follows Lenten retreat from hospital; his condition remains stable March 10, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis’ condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia by video linkup and met again with two top Vatican officials to stay abreast of current events, the Vatican press office said.
Pope text: Those facing illness, adversity need ‘miracle of tenderness’ March 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world needs the “miracle of tenderness” brought by people who accompany those experiencing illness or adversity, Pope Francis wrote.
Jesus gives faithful guidance, strength to fight temptation, pope writes March 9, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The devil, who lies and sows divisions, tests everyone, even Jesus, Pope Francis said in a written homily.
Pope’s doctors say they see evidence of ‘good response to therapy’ March 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ continued “gradual, slight improvement” is a sign that he is responding to the therapy he is receiving at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, his doctors said.
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.
