‘Slight improvement’ in Pope’s condition
By Vatican News On Sunday evening, the Holy See Press Office provided the following update on Pope Francis’ health: The Holy Father’s clinical condition, despite its severity, has shown a slight improvement. No episodes of asthma-like respiratory distress occurred today, and some laboratory tests have shown improvement. The monitoring of …
Pope in hospital, condition remains critical but no new respiratory crisis
Vatican News The Holy See Press Office provided the following medical update on Pope Francis on Sunday evening: The condition of the Holy Father remains critical, but since yesterday evening, he has not experienced any further respiratory crises. He received two units of concentrated red blood cells with benefit, and …
Frank Caprio: ‘The world’s kindest judge’ faces toughest battle of his life with cancer
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 09:30 am Judge Frank Caprio has become one of the most recognizable faces in the U.S. judicial system for his acts of kindness and compassion. For nearly 40 years, he listened to people who came to the main municipal courthouse …
From his Rome hospital room, Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 06:19 am As Pope Francis continued his treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Sunday, he expressed gratitude to medical staff while marking the approaching third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a prepared Angelus message. “On my part, I am confidently continuing …
Hospitalized pope urges deacons to selfless service as thousands gather for jubilee Mass
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 08:40 am Prayers filled St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday as Archbishop Rino Fisichella delivered Pope Francis’ prepared homily to over 4,000 permanent deacons gathered for a special jubilee Mass, while the pontiff remains hospitalized with pneumonia. The message, centered on selfless service and …
Pope Francis has peaceful ninth night in the hospital
By Vatican News Pope Francis had a peaceful ninth night in the hospital, the Holy See Press Office published on Sunday morning, issuing its latest note to journalists as the Holy Father is being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Again this morning, the Pope used nasal cannulas …
Signing Off
It is with a bittersweet heart that I write this column to you today. After more than five years serving as the Editorial Director of The Catholic Telegraph, I am signing off. Readers may remember that life has thrown some difficult things in my path over the last several years, …
Pope at Gemelli Hospital, respiratory crisis in the morning
Vatican News The Holy See Press Office issued the following medical update on Pope Francis on Saturday evening: The condition of the Holy Father continues to be critical. Therefore, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of danger. This morning, Pope Francis experienced an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged …
Ukrainian patriarch in Washington: Putin wants to ‘erase’ Ukraine
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington D.C., Feb 22, 2025 / 07:00 am The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church during a visit to Washington, D.C., this week advocated for a lasting peace in Ukraine “that does not appease dictators” as the U.S. begins negotiations with Russia. “Putin’s objectives are clear: He …
Trump touts American Heroes garden that would honor Catholic figures including Kobe Bryant
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 21, 2025 / 15:30 pm Statues of dozens of prominent American Catholics — including numerous saints and popular figures such as the late basketball star Kobe Bryant — will be among those included in a proposed “National Garden of American Heroes,” a project President Donald …
