Archive for February 24, 2025

The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass March 12, 2013, before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Analysis: Generational change in the Roman Curia and body of cardinals is coming in 2025

The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican... Read more

The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown,Courtney Mares

Can’t make it to Rome? Here are the U.S. locations where you can get a jubilee indulgence

Here’s an interactive map that shows many of the pilgrimage sites that have been designated across the U.S. for the... Read more

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime during his homily at the Mass of St. James the Apostle in the Spanish church in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Salesians to elect new rector major to replace Cardinal Fernández Artime

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime has had to resign in order to take up his new duties in the Vatican Curia... Read more

A candlelight Stations of the Cross in St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday 2021.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Daily rosary for pope’s health to begin in St. Peter’s Square

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ recovery, with... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Illinois abortion ‘buffer zone’ case

Coalition Life, a St. Louis pro-life group, had last summer petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the buffer... Read more

The faithful pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ recovery at Major Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Lujan on Feb. 23, 2025 in Lujan, Argentina.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Catholic bishops, faithful worldwide pray for Pope Francis amid ongoing health struggles

Over the weekend the Vatican said the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion. Read more

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III exits the Aedicule of the Holy Sepulcher on May 4, 2024, in Jerusalem, showing the faithful the two candles just lit from the oil lamp that is believed to have been miraculously ignited inside Jesus' tomb.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Patriarch of Jerusalem discusses Holy Land at screening of film on Palestinian Christians

The film “Via Dolorosa” depicts the Christian presence in Palestine and is narrated through the eyes of Christians there, capturing... Read more

A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues to receive treatment for respiratory issues.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Vatican says Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ on 11th day in hospital

The 88-year-old pontiff is still receiving oxygen therapy through his nose, though at a slightly reduced flow and concentration, according... Read more

The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Ukrainian embassy hosts Mass for peace in Rome on Russia-Ukraine war’s third anniversary

The Pan-Ukrainian Day of Prayer included a Mass for peace at St. John Lateran Basilica, presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre... Read more

Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas is apostoolic nuncio to Ukraine.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Nuncio in Ukraine: ‘In such a horrible war, there’s nothing left but hope’

According to U.N. data, more than 12,600 civilians have died in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including more than 2,400 children. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Federal judge blocks immigration arrests at some religious sites

A federal judge has ruled that the government will not be permitted to conduct unrestricted arrests of suspected unauthorized immigrants... Read more