Vatican

  • Caritas and religious leaders address debt-relief appeal to G20

    Mar 03, 2025

    In a letter released by Caritas Internationalis, over 100 faith leaders around the world call on the finance ministers of the Group of 20 biggest economies to take concrete steps during the Jubilee year to end the scandal of poor countries spending more on debt repayment than on health and education.

  • Pope has isolated bronchospasm, noninvasive ventilation started

    Mar 01, 2025

    A Holy See Press Office statement on Friday evening says Pope Francis’ respiratory condition worsened following an isolated bronchospasm. The Pontiff was promptly started on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, to which he is responding.

  • Get well soon Papa!

    Feb 28, 2025

    Pope Francis, who has been receiving medical care at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since February 14 for bilateral pneumonia and bronchitis, continues to inspire heartfelt messages and prayers from religious leaders, political figures, and communities across the world.

  • Continued improvement in Pope’s clinical condition confirmed

    Feb 28, 2025

    A Holy See Press Office communiqué on Thursday evening confirms that Pope Francis’ clinical condition continues to show improvement. Additional days of clinical stability are needed before the prognosis can be lifted.

  • Pope encourages Korean missionaries to proclaim faith ‘boldly'

    Feb 28, 2025

    Pope Francis has commended the Korean Missionary Society on its 50th anniversary, encouraging the group to continue their worldwide missionary work.

  • Pope Francis sleeps well as health shows slight improvement

    Feb 27, 2025

    Pope Francis slept well overnight and continues to rest on Thursday morning, as his condition has shown a slight improvement over the past couple of days.

  • Pope’s letter to grieving mother revealed as jubilee audience is cancelled

    Feb 27, 2025

    Pope Francis slept well overnight and his condition continues to improve as he undergoes treatment for a complex respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican announced Thursday morning.

  • Pope Francis: Let us imitate Simeon and Anna, pilgrims of hope

    Feb 27, 2025

    In the catechesis prepared for the General Audience scheduled for February 26, Pope Francis reflects on the Presentation in the Temple and invites us to imitate Simeon and Anna as model “pilgrims of faith”.

  • Pope continues to show slight improvement

    Feb 27, 2025

    Pope Francis continues to show signs of improvement, with his kidney issues subsiding. A recent CT scan confirmed a normal progression of his lung inflammation, and his blood tests returned good results. In the afternoon, he resumed his work. However, his prognosis remains guarded.

  • For believers, death is not the end: pope

    Feb 27, 2025

    The Vatican released pope's prepared text at midday as Feb. 26 weekly general audience canceled