Archdiocese offers Mass of Healing for the Holy Father
byJoining Catholics around the world in prayer, about 100 people gathered Feb. 25 at Holy Family Church, 3938 Poplar Level Road, at a Mass…
Pope Francis
In message prepared before hospitalization, pope says good Lenten excersise is to compare your life with that of a migrant
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged Christians to examine their consciences in Lent by comparing their daily lives…
Despite ‘critical’ condition, pope is working from hospital room
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In a sign affirming that Pope Francis has been able to conduct work while in…
Bishops call for prayers as Pope Francis’ condition remains critical
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic bishops throughout the U.S. are calling on the faithful to pray for Pope Francis, who is in critical condition…
Faithful gather to pray Angelus at hospital as pope is still on oxygen
byBy Cindy Wooden and Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had…
Pope’s condition still ‘critical’ with signs of renal insufficiency under control
byBy Cindy Wooden and Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ condition remained “critical” the evening of Feb. 23, his doctors…
Pope’s breathing ‘crisis’ reportedly passes, but he’s still on oxygen
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had subsided, a Vatican…
Pope has respiratory ‘crisis,’ doctors say ‘prognosis reserved’
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use…
Pope’s chronic lung condition plus infection are serious, doctor says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis’ life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in…
Catholics worldwide unite in prayer for pope’s health
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News As Pope Francis continues to recover at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Catholics in the pope’s Diocese of Rome and…