“Basically Haiti is a house on fire, and you can’t push people back into a burning house,” Archbishop Wenski said. “We have to deal with the fire and create conditions for people to go back home.”

The Vatican strongly cautioned against publishing “news” that would harm the reputation of an individual, especially someone who is deceased, when it comes to priests accused of abuse and not found guilty in civil or canonical procedures.

Colleen and Gerry offer the latest update on Pope Francis’ health, his progress, the press conference with his doctors, and the rapid spread of misinformation.

“Throughout the day, he alternated between high-flow oxygen therapy and a Ventimask,” today’s medical report said. A Vatican source described this change as an improvement.

In Part I of this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, the Vatican’s foreign minister says speculation about the pope’s resignation is “at this time, not appropriate, and it’s certainly not in the cards.”

November 3-13, 2025: Greeks, Arab-Normans, and Jesuits. 2,500 Years on One Island.

The 88-year-old pope continues his slow recovery from double pneumonia, with results of more medical tests expected later Thursday.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Robert Buckland

President Donald Trump said that he would hold South Africa accountable for rights violations against white Afrikaners, a group of people he described as “innocent disfavored minority farmers.

In a conversation with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on “Preach,” James Hanvey, S.J., reflects on the universal appeal of Ash Wednesday: “Everyone is drawn to the ashes—for whatever reason.”