Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health, Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla met...
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Ailing Pope Surprises Pilgrims During Jubilee of the Sick
By Justin McLellan, CNS – With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair...
Serving God and the Church Through Sickness
In her reflection on Pope Francis’s witness of service while ill in hospital, Laurika Nxumalo writes that true service is rooted in the heart, not physical strength....
Pope: Jesus Pursues Brokenness to Offer Healing
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness and isolation to offer healing and hope, even when they feel furthest from God, Pope...
Cardinal Fernández: Poetry key to understanding Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis’ love for poetry is not just a personal interest but a key to understanding his vision of faith and...
Pope Discharged from Hospital
Pope Francis has returned to his residence in the Vatican March 23 after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, his doctors...
Pope: Facing fear with Jesus can set faithful free
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Change can be frightening, but the Holy Spirit encourages the faithful to face their fears, follow Jesus’ light and be “born again,”...
Pope Continues to Improve, no release date from hospital
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis spent the night without a breathing mask, the Vatican press office said March 18, indicating that his need for supplemental...
Improved condition means pope can briefly go without supplemental oxygen
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of...
Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since being in hospital
By Cindy Wooden,CNS – For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised in mid-February, the Vatican press office released a photograph of him on March 16;...
