Is the pope out of danger? No. Is he in danger of death right now? Also no.
Health and Wellness
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.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Vaccines have become the victim of their own success. You could say the same for Jesus.
If we have grown up Catholic, or even if our conversion or reversion was a few years ago, it is very easy to start taking salvation for granted.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Does charitable giving have benefits for your health? This nonprofit is trying to find out.
The charitable nonprofit Unbound is currently seeking participants for a study on the health benefits of charitable giving.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The intersection of faith and mental illness
Anna Gazmarian’s ‘Devout’ is an emotional, vulnerable portrait of a woman who was failed by two institutions, both science and religion, that she rightfully believed would help her.