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Pope Francis greets Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, on Feb. 20, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pontifical Academy for Life President Denounces Alarmism, "morbid atmosphere" Surrounding Pope Francis' Health

Feb 20, 2025

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, pointed out that concern for the Holy Father’s health “must be kept within limits.”

Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro. / Credit: Antoniospadaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pontiff's Health Situation "delicate" but Not Cause for Alarm: Personal Friend of Pope Francis

Feb 20, 2025

“Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment and will require time,” the priest said.

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Doctors Say Pope Francis Shows "slight improvement" While in Hospital

Feb 19, 2025

According to the Feb. 19 communication, medical staff found the pope’s blood tests to show less inflammatory markers. They said his clinical condition is “stationary.”

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Diagnosed with Double Pneumonia: Latest Updates

Feb 18, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Spends Peaceful Second Night at Hospital, Prays for Peace at Angelus

Feb 16, 2025

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night and continued his treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, still managing to share a prepared Angelus message.

A view of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis was delivered Feb. 14, 2025, to receive treatment for bronchitis. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis "peaceful" after First Night in Rome Hospital

Feb 15, 2025

“Medical assessments and necessary treatments are continuing,” after Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning.

Sister Raffaella Petrini. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Sr. Raffaella Petrini of Franciscan Sisters of Eucharist to Become First Woman to Head Vatican City State Governorate

Feb 15, 2025

Sister Raffaella Petrini of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (FSE) will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1.

A recent meeting of various members of the ecumenical initiative Easter Together 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Easter Together 2025

Ecumenical Initiative Calls for Unity to Celebrate Easter Together

Feb 15, 2025

This year both Easters — Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

Top row from left: Pierangelo Capuzzimati, Sr. Clare Crockett, Matteo Farina. Bottom row from left: Helena Agnieszka Kmieć, Akash Bashir, Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Courtesy of Associazone Pierangelo Capuzzimati; Hermanas Siervas del Hogar de la Madre; matteofarina.com; The Helena Kmiec Foundation; Aid to the Church in Need; Asociación Carlo Acutis

A New Generation of Saints? 6 Millennials on the Road to Canonization

Feb 15, 2025

Six young people who lived with deep faith and committed their lives to the Church that Jesus founded are on their way to being proclaimed saints.

Pope Francis is hugged by a young visitor at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Hospitalized at Gemelli to Undergo Testing, Treatment for Bronchitis: Latest Vatican Updates

Feb 14, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

A photograph shows an outside view of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 8, 2023. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / Getty

Pope Francis Hospitalized at Gemelli to Undergo Testing, Treatment for Bronchitis: Vatican

Feb 14, 2025

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14, following meetings with a number of people, including the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico.

Pilgrims pass through the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls on Jan. 5, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

1.3 Million Pilgrims Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door in Jubilee’s First Month

Feb 14, 2025

Besides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.

Pope Francis greets visitors at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Let us do penance for peace": Pope Francis at Wednesday Audience

Feb 12, 2025

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” to bring an end to all conflicts. 

Pope Francis greets Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, on Feb. 10, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Grand Mosque of Paris

Paris Grand Mosque Rector Proposes to Pope Francis a Meeting Between Muslims and Christians

Feb 11, 2025

Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris on Feb. 10–11, 2025. / Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

"Love is worth more than intelligence": Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit

Feb 11, 2025

“I ask all those attending the Paris summit not to forget that only the human ‘heart’ can reveal the meaning of our existence,” the Holy Father wrote.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Dignity of Migrants Comes First: Pope Francis to U.S. Bishops amid Mass Deportations

Feb 11, 2025

Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of immigrants.

Mother Teresa (left) smiles during Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta on June 12, 1996. / Credit: Doug Collier/AFP via Getty Images

St. Teresa of Calcutta Added to Church Calendar As Optional Memorial

Feb 11, 2025

The decree issued Feb. 11 by the Vatican noted the influence of St. Teresa’s spirituality around the world.

Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere. / Credit: Scholas Ocurrentes

Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: "It’s possible to live together in peace"

Feb 10, 2025

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students.

Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA

People "terrorized" by U.S. Crackdown on Illegal Immigration: Vatican Official

Feb 10, 2025

“A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice,” Czech-born Canadian Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny said.

Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Defending Indigenous Rights "a matter of justice": Pope Francis

Feb 10, 2025

“Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very basis of life and the link between these [Indigenous] peoples and nature,” Pope Francis said.