Pope suffers episodes of respiratory crisis, remains alert March 3, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis suffered “two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency” March 3 but remained alert, the Vatican said, giving cause for concern after two days in which his condition was described as “stable.”
No peace treaty possible without truth, justice, Ukrainian bishops say after diplomatic dispute March 3, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukrainian bishops spoke up as international reaction continued over U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s Feb. 28 televised White House clash with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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.
Pope selects theme centered on hope for church’s celebration of migrants March 3, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has chosen “Migrants, missionaries of hope” as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees, linking the world day to the Jubilee message of hope.
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, from hospital, writes about ‘blessing’ hidden in frailty March 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As he continues to receive treatment in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis sent written thanks for people’s prayers, but he did not go to his hospital window as some people had hoped.
Three months into reopening, Notre Dame witnesses record crowds, confessions March 2, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News A mere three months after Notre Dame Cathedral reopened, some Catholics in France worry the massive influx of tourists has overshadowed its religious essence.
‘Christ calls us to serve our vulnerable neighbors,’ says immigration services director March 2, 2025By Scott Warden OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News To help give clarity to the work Catholic Charities does in assisting migrants and refugees in the area, Today’s Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, spoke to Luz Ostrognai, director of Catholic Charities’ immigration services program. Ostrognai, a native of Colombia, has been practicing immigration law in Fort Wayne since 2003. The interview has been edited for clarity.
Vatican decree on 19th-century doctor’s canonization leaves Venezuelans rejoicing March 2, 2025By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Venezuelan Catholics attended cheerful Masses and held processions on Feb. 26, the day after Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, a 19th-century medical doctor who modernized medicine in the South American nation and was known for his fervent faith and willingness to serve the poor.
Day after breathing crisis, pope’s condition is stable March 1, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis remained in stable condition and did not suffer another respiratory episode a day after having “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm” that worsened his previously improving medical condition, the Vatican said.
Trump administration terminates U.S. bishops’ refugee resettlement contract March 1, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Trump administration “immediately terminated” its contract with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for refugee resettlement, effective Feb. 27, according to letters issued by the U.S. State Department a day earlier.
Trump-Zelenskyy meltdown; Trump ‘gold cards’; Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid win March 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, War in Ukraine, World News The same week Ukraine marked the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Donald Trump met with that country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as separate meetings other world leaders, at the white House.
