Pope Francis

Pope Francis says he has ‘very acute infectious bronchitis’

12/01/2023 at 8:27 AM By Kevin Edward White
Pope Francis meets participants in the Ethics of Healthcare Management seminar on Nov. 30, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media By Courtney Mares, National Catholic Register, November 30, 2023 Pope Francis told health care professionals on Thursday that he has “very acute infectious... read more

Pope Francis and the ‘subsidiarity’ of the rule of law

11/30/2023 at 4:30 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Ed Condon, The Pillar, November 30, 2023 There is no set process or criteria for disciplining or dismissing a bishop, one of the Vatican’s most senior canon lawyers said Tuesday, while insisting that decentralization remains central to the Church’s ecclesiology. Speaking to press Nov.... read more

Vatican: Pope’s health ‘stable’; treatment continues as lung inflammation remain

11/29/2023 at 9:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency, November 29, 2023 The Vatican on Wednesday said Pope Francis’ health was stable as the Holy Father continues to receive treatment for ongoing lung inflammation stemming from a flu infection. “The Holy Father’s condition is stable; he has no... read more

Vatican cancels Pope Francis’ trip to climate conference in Dubai, citing ongoing illness

11/28/2023 at 4:04 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency, November 28, 2023 Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai this week due to his continuing struggles with lung inflammation stemming from influenza, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The Holy See Press Office... read more

Pope Francis reportedly takes Vatican apartment, salary from Cardinal Burke

11/28/2023 at 3:36 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Jonathon Liedl, Catholic News Agency, November 28, 2023 Pope Francis has stripped one of his top American critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, of his Vatican housing and salary privileges, the Associated Press is reporting. According to the AP report, which is based on conversations with... read more

Pope Francis’ health ‘stable’ despite breathing difficulties, Vatican says

11/27/2023 at 7:34 AM By Kevin Edward White
The pope felt well enough to keep his scheduled appointment with the president of Paraguay on Monday morning as he recovers from the flu. By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, November 27, 2023 Pope Francis’ lung inflammation has caused him some breathing difficulties, but his... read more

Vatican draws line on women’s ordination and homosexuality in new letter to German bishops

11/26/2023 at 4:59 PM By Kevin Edward White
    By AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency, November 24, 2023 The Vatican has informed German bishops in writing that the ordination of women and changes in the Church’s teaching on homosexuality cannot be subjects of discussion in the upcoming meetings with delegates of the German... read more

Pope has a mild flu, CT scan shows no pulmonary issues

11/25/2023 at 10:07 PM By Kevin Edward White
After cancelling his audiences on Saturday, Pope Francis undergoes a CT scan in connection with his flu-like symptoms, which rules out the risk of pulmonary complications. By Vatican News, November 25, 2023 Pope Francis traveled to Rome's Gemelli hospital on the Tiberian Island on Saturday... read more

Pope Francis warns Germany is ‘steering away’ from universal Church

11/21/2023 at 8:14 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Luke Coppen, The Pillar, November 21, 2023 Pope Francis criticized a committee created to implement the decisions of Germany’s “synodal way” in a letter signed on the day of the body’s inaugural meeting. In a Nov. 10 letter to four German Catholics who withdrew from the... read more

Precedents for Argentina’s rebuke to the Pope are hard to find

11/21/2023 at 10:56 AM By Kevin Edward White
By John L. Allen, Jr., Crux, November 21, 2023 DENVER – When you’re talking about the Catholic Church, you need to be awfully careful about using the word “unprecedented” to describe any new development. This is an institution with more than 2,000 years of history, which has seen just... read more

Roma locuta, causa finita est … err, what was that the Pope said?

11/21/2023 at 10:43 AM By Kevin Edward White
By John Allen, Jr., Crux, November 19, 2023 ROME – By any measure one chooses to employ, the papacy is among the most visible offices on the face of the planet. On the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, for instance, Pope Francis’s combined following of 53 million, spread... read more

Pope Francis: Complaining Christians do not give a credible witness to the Gospel

11/15/2023 at 10:05 AM By Kevin Edward White

UPDATE: Bishop Strickland removed from diocese after accusing pope of backing ‘attack on the sacred’

11/14/2023 at 2:26 PM By Kevin Edward White

‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent Statement

11/14/2023 at 9:34 AM By Kevin Edward White

Pope reaffirms right of parents to educate their children in freedom

11/13/2023 at 5:50 PM By Kevin Edward White

Strickland saga: Ousted bishop speculates on the reasons the Vatican removed him

11/12/2023 at 11:12 PM By Kevin Edward White

Cardinal Ghirlanda denies papal election changes under consideration

11/06/2023 at 11:06 AM By Kevin Edward White

Pope Francis talks Synod on Synodality and homosexuality in new interview

11/05/2023 at 3:25 PM By Kevin Edward White

New papal document reads like a conclusion in search of an argument

11/04/2023 at 3:18 PM By Kevin Edward White

Pope Francis Calls for ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Theology for World of Today

11/01/2023 at 8:44 AM By Kevin Edward White