On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley are joined by Sister Josephine Garrett, a sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a licensed counselor, to discuss why Lent promotes deeper reflections on our relationships with others and ourselves.
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis still in critical condition but shows ‘slight improvement’
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, but he is stable and there is “a slight improvement” today on various fronts, according to the latest medical report from his doctors.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis
Pope Francis has had a severe breathing crisis today that required giving him high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ doctors give first press conference since hospitalization: ‘Not out of danger yet’
Is the pope out of danger? No. Is he in danger of death right now? Also no.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinals push back on rumors Pope Francis will resign while in hospital
“I do not like to speak about the health of the pope. It’s important to be discreet, not to run after rumors and fake news,” the French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline said at a press conference today.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, ‘alert and responsive,’ according to Italian PM
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni visited the pope today. In an official statement, she said that the pope was “alert and responsive” and “has not lost his legendary sense of humor.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican confirms
Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs according to the medical report from his doctors this evening, Feb. 18.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Father James Martin on three books about death and mortality
I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and perspectives, have written three extremely different books on aging. Yet even with their differences, they agree on the big points.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
You can’t pray away mental illness
Taking antidepressants doesn’t mean you trust God less.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Italy broadened its ban on surrogacy. Will other European states do the same?
Pope Francis has condemned surrogacy as a form of “false compassion.” Now, in Italy, engaging in surrogacy in another country, even where it may be legal, will be a criminal offense for Italian citizens.