By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Feb 28, 2025 / 13:20 pm Pope Francis on Friday urged liturgists to accompany bishops and the faithful communities of their dioceses with humility and discretion. In a Feb. 28 message sent from Gemelli Hospital to liturgy professors and students of the Anselmianum — a pontifical …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2025 / 18:15 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’ health after speaking about his own conversion to the Catholic faith and the goals of President Donald Trump’s administration. “Almighty and generous …

Vatican News 2/28 2:14 p.m. The Holy Father, this afternoon, after a morning spent alternating between respiratory physiotherapy and prayer in the chapel, experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm. This caused an episode of vomiting, which led to him inhaling some and a sudden worsening of his respiratory condition. The …

Vatican News 2/27 1:43 p.m. The Holy Father’s clinical condition is confirmed to be improving again today. He alternated high-flow oxygen therapy with a Ventimask. Due to the complexity of the clinical picture, further days of clinical stability are necessary before the prognosis can be lifted. In the morning, the …

By Vatican News 2/26 1:28 p.m. On Wednesday evening, the Holy See Press Office provided the following update on Pope Francis’ health: “The Holy Father’s condition has shown a slight further improvement over the past 24 hours. The mild kidney insufficiency observed in recent days has subsided. A chest CT scan carried …

Vatican News  “The Holy Father’s clinical condition remains critical but stable. No acute respiratory episodes have occurred, and hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable. In the evening, he underwent a scheduled CT scan for radiological monitoring of bilateral pneumonia. The prognosis remains guarded. In the morning, after receiving the Eucharist, …

By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 07:32 am The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday evening. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin …

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 …

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 …

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 …