Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.
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The contradictions of the burning bush
March 23, 2025, the Third Sunday of Lent: On this third Sunday of Lent, we are invited to become aware of God’s presence through living things like bushes and fig trees as well as in the contradictions that reveal divine mystery.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
From his hospital bed, Pope Francis calls for peace amid European rearmament
“Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the editor in chief of Corriere della Sera.
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Breaking: Pope Francis will receive King Charles III and Queen Camilla in audience in the Vatican on April 8
The visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the Vatican next month will include an audience with Pope Francis, suggesting the pope’s health is improving.
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From the farm fields to the pulpit: Lessons from a bishop who sends seminarians to pick fruit alongside migrants
“I become better—a better bishop and a better priest, and better to my men—precisely because I want to generate love for the migrant who’s passing through this diocese,” says Bishop Joseph Tyson of Yakima. “We’ve got to find a way of preaching and teaching that better.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Update: Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization
For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to remain in hospital as his condition continues to improve
Despite continued progress in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis will continue to remain in the hospital for the time being, his doctors announced today.
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One month of Pope Francis’ hospitalization: What to expect from his slow recovery from double pneumonia
Pope Francis’ condition “continues to be stable,” and “the recovery process is slow and requires time for the consolidation of the improvements [that have been] recorded in recent days,” the Vatican said at 7 p.m. on March 14.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Equal opportunity in the kingdom of God
A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of Lent, by Kerry Weber
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Madeleine Delbrêl and holding onto our very last hopes
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle