US bishops urge faithful to join rosary for Pope Francis at 3 p.m. ET
By OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops urged the faithful to join in on a call from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro…
Faithful gather to pray Angelus at hospital as pope is still on oxygen
By Cindy Wooden and Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had…
El estado del Papa sigue siendo ‘crítico’ y los signos de insuficiencia renal están bajo control
Por Cindy Wooden y Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La condición del Papa Francisco seguía siendo “crítica” la noche del 23 de…
Pope’s condition still ‘critical’ with signs of renal insufficiency under control
By Cindy Wooden and Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ condition remained “critical” the evening of Feb. 23, his doctors…
El Papa sufre una ‘crisis’ respiratoria, los médicos dicen que el ‘diagnóstico es reservado’
Por Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El Papa Francisco experimentó “una crisis respiratoria asmática prolongada, que también ha requerido la aplicación de…
Israel devastated by ‘macabre’ return of child hostages’ bodies as ceasefire holds
By Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News JERUSALEM — Israel has identified three of the bodies of hostages returned Feb. 20 but said the body of…
Jubilee of Deacons participants discuss synodality, women deacons
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — An international group of permanent deacons and their wives met in Rome to reflect together on…
He’s made history as first African American to be cardinal, archbishop of Washington
By Mark Zimmermann, OSV News WASHINGTON — When Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory became the first African American cardinal in the history of the…
El Vaticano publica el texto de la audiencia que el Papa Francisco preparó antes de ser hospitalizado
Por Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Cristo es un rey que no oprime a sus súbditos sino que los libera…
Trump orders expanded access to IVF, a practice contrary to Catholic teaching
By Gina Christian, OSV News President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to expand access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF,…