Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series “The Chosen,” greeted Pope Leo XIV at the end of Wednesday’s general audience on June 25 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Also present were other actors and actresses from the hit series based on the life of Jesus Christ and the apostles, including […]
ROME — Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday. The pontiff said ecclesial communion is built “on our knees, through prayer and constant commitment to conversion” as he invoked the example of the first […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. Rome time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy […]
Pope Francis on Monday had two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, according to the latest health update from the Vatican. The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections, double pneumonia, and mild kidney insufficiency, alongside his other chronic illnesses. “The Holy Father presented […]
Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope – who contracted a case of double pneumonia while at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and experienced a “respiratory crisis” on Saturday – will remain in the facility while recovering due to his “complex” medical situation. An […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ mild early-stage kidney insufficiency “subsided” on Wednesday, according to the Vatican. “The Holy Father’s clinical condition over the past 24 hours has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office stated. “The mild renal insufficiency noted in recent days has receded.” Despite the improvement, the latest medical report stated […]
VATICAN CITY — Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his homily for Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican as he reflected on the incredible fact that the infinite God became a small Child. “God is Emmanuel, he is God-with-us,” the pope said in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24. “The infinitely great has become small; […]
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, Dec. 7, urging them to resist the “seduction of power” and instead follow “the path of Jesus.” “In spiritual life as in pastoral life, we risk focusing on what is incidental and forgetting what is essential,” the pope cautioned. “Too often, secondary things […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged people to truly listen to God’s voice rather than looking to the Lord for a confirmation of their own ideas in his Angelus address on Sunday. “Brothers and sisters, when faith and prayer are true, they open the mind and the heart; they do not close them,” Pope Francis […]
VATICAN CITY — On the solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul, Pope Francis invited the Catholic faithful – including the recently appointed metropolitan archbishops who received their blessed pallium on Saturday – to “open the doors” of the Church and follow the example of the two great apostles of Rome so that all people can […]
