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.

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.

A mere three months after Notre Dame Cathedral reopened, some Catholics in France worry the massive influx of tourists has overshadowed its religious essence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The introduction of physician-assisted suicide bills in both houses of the Illinois Legislature during this legislative session has opponents lending their voices and life examples to the cause against hastening death as a way to avoid suffering.

Amid the chaos, Father Mullins said, it was the hand of providence that allowed the chaplaincy team to be present during the Feb. 17 crash at Pearson, where a jet crashed during its landing before flipping over in a fiery wreck on the tarmac.

The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima will make a rare journey from its shrine in Portugal to Rome in October 2025 for a Jubilee celebration of Marian spirituality.