Tag: Francis

  • March 18, 2025

Pope has reduced need for overnight supplemental oxygen, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis spent the night without a breathing mask, the Vatican press office said...
  • March 18, 2025

Mass, Communion are sources of strength, papal preacher says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Going to Mass and receiving Communion are signs of putting one's trust in God...
  • March 11, 2025

Pope’s condition continues to improve; he is following Lenten retreat

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the...
  • March 4, 2025

Pope no longer on mechanical ventilation after respiratory crises

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The morning after suffering two acute episodes of respiratory crisis, Pope Francis no longer...
  • March 4, 2025

Pope, from hospital, writes about ‘blessing’ hidden in frailty

ROME (CNS) -- As he continues to receive treatment in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis sent written thanks...
  • February 25, 2025

Bishop John Dolan’s statement on Pope Francis

“Pope Francis has been a tireless shepherd, leading the Church with compassion and humility. In this time of...
  • February 25, 2025

SECOND UPDATE: Pope continues to be in ‘critical,’ but ‘stable’ condition

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' "clinical condition remains critical but stable" and the "prognosis remains guarded," the...
  • February 24, 2025

Deacons are called to selflessness, men ordained at Jubilee Mass are told

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small,...
  • February 18, 2025

SECOND UPDATE: Pope diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After undergoing a CT scan Feb. 18, Pope Francis was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia,...
  • February 10, 2025

Pray for the grace to see needs of others, pope tells faithful

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Catholic's vocation is to bring God to every aspect of one's life: to...