President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican has defended many of the administration’s foreign aid cuts at a Senate hearing, even while saying Catholic charitable groups are well-equipped to deliver such aid efficiently.
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ doctor weighs in on surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square: ‘He decides. He is the pope.’
When asked if we could expect other such surprises in the coming days, Dr. Sergio Alfieri responded: “I do not rule out that the Holy Father will give us other surprises. We know him.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at Mass for the Sick and Health Care Workers
Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair at the end of the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, sparking joyous shouts of “Viva il Papa!” from the more than 20,000 present.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why Pope Francis means so much to non-Catholics
The thought of losing Pope Francis one day is a hard one for me to grapple with; I know my reasons why. What surprised me was how many of my non-Catholic friends, even those whose feelings toward the church are decisively negative, also expressed their care and concern.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis continues to show ‘gradual improvements,’ may appear via video for Sunday Angelus
Since Francis’ hospitalization on Feb. 14, the Vatican has issued a written message from him every Sunday, but there is a possibility that on April 6, he may appear “in a different way.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on Pope Francis, Trump, jubilee and debt forgiveness
An interview on economics and Catholic social teaching with Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist and a professor at Columbia University.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Pope Francis says he is ‘healing’ in body and soul
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell walk us through the pontiff’s recovery, including “slight improvements” in his speech.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Update: Pope Francis is in ‘good humor’ as he recovers at the Vatican
Pope Francis is “in good humor” and “receives much affection” from people worldwide, the Vatican spokesman said on April 1.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis shares his own health update: I am experiencing healing, in my soul and body
Pope Francis shared that he is experiencing “healing,” specifically “in my soul and my body,” as he reaches the eighth day of the minimum two-month period of rest and convalescence prescribed by his doctors.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ breathing and speech continue to improve from the Vatican
Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28.