Pope moves Kansas-born military chaplain closer to sainthood February 25, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Father Emil J. Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain who gave his life ministering to fellow soldiers in a North Korean prison camp.
Like his predecessors, pope wrote resignation letter in case of impairment February 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even after Pope Francis’ doctors said he was showing slight signs of improvement and the Vatican reported that he had met in the hospital with top aides to do some work, questions persisted about the possibility of his resignation.
Pope continues to be in ‘critical,’ but ‘stable’ condition February 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a sign affirming that Pope Francis has been able to conduct work while in the hospital, the Vatican said the pope had met with the top officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State and had signed several decrees in sainthood causes.
Faithful unite in St. Peter’s Square praying for pope’s health February 25, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on the 11th day of his hospitalization for double pneumonia.
While still in critical condition, pope is showing slight improvement February 24, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The morning after Pope Francis’ doctors said that he remained in “critical” condition and showed initial signs of renal insufficiency, the Vatican press office said the pope was in “good spirits” and continuing his treatment.
More bishops call for prayers as Pope Francis’ condition remains critical February 24, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The U.S. bishops urged the faithful to join in on a call from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to pray the rosary for Pope Francis Feb. 24 as he remains hospitalized.
Visiting the poor in Lebanon was a prayer for Pope Francis, cardinal says February 24, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News While Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, one of the cardinals closest to him traveled to Lebanon to demonstrate the pope’s ongoing concern for refugees and for peace in the Middle East.
Pope’s condition still ‘critical’ with signs of renal insufficiency under control February 23, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had subsided, a Vatican source said he was still receiving supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula early Feb. 23.
Bishops call for prayers as Pope Francis’ condition worsens February 23, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic bishops throughout the U.S. are calling on faithful to pray for Pope Francis, now in critical condition in Rome’s Gemelli hospital amid a week-long battle with respiratory illness.
Deacons are called to selflessness, men ordained at Jubilee Mass are told February 23, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: deacons, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Feb. 23 ordination Mass at the Vatican was the culmination of a three-day Holy Year celebration that drew thousands of deacons, plus their wives and others, from more than 100 countries to Rome for communal prayer, discussion and celebration of the diaconate.
Church leaders discuss evangelization through culture at Vatican meeting February 23, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Evangelizing through culture is a challenge for the church, especially in societies where faith is seen as “something alien,” participants said at a Vatican-sponsored discussion on faith and culture.
Pope has respiratory ‘crisis,’ doctors say ‘prognosis reserved’ February 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.
