Archive for February 28, 2025

Deir Mar Musa, also known as the Monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian, is a centuries-old Christian monastery in al-Nabk north of Damascus, Syria.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Trinitarian Order quietly helping persecuted Christians for 800 years

The Trinitarian Order comes to the aid of persecuted Christians in Syria, Nigeria, and northern India, among other places. Read more

Pope Francis speaks on the phone during the weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 17, 2023. The Holy Father has called a Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza almost every evening since Oct. 9, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

CNA explains: Pope Francis still calls Gaza parish every night

Holy Family Parish in Gaza is a makeshift home to 500 people: mostly Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic Christians but also... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican advises against publishing names of accused without ‘legitimate’ reason

It is a common practice of dioceses or independent abuse commissions to publish reports of credible accusations of sexual abuse... Read more

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By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis tells liturgists to avoid ‘pageantry or prominence’

The Holy Father said dioceses should “foster a liturgical style that expresses the following of Jesus.”  Read more

Alcide De Gasperi delivers a speech in Bologna, Italy, in 1951.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

A ‘father of Europe’ is one step closer to beatification

Servant of God Alcide De Gasperi was one of the promoters of the project for a united Europe, inspired by... Read more

The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of another pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. The Polish pontiff was hospitalized here multiple times, including after an assassination attempt in 1981.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis ventilated after ‘sudden worsening’ of respiratory condition

According to a Feb. 28 medical bulletin from the Holy See, Pope Francis experienced in the early afternoon “an isolated... Read more

Revellers gather for the 11:11 Fat Thursday (Weiberfastnacht) launch of the city's carnival celebrations on Feb. 27, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

German archdiocese criticizes carnival float associating Jesus with sex abuse crisis

Here are some of the major stories of the Catholic Church around the world that you might have missed this... Read more

A group of U.S. and Mexican bishops from dioceses along the southern border participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Border bishops call for immigration reform, reiterate support for migrants

The bishops issued the statement while participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio.  Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves to the crowd at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Vance leads prayer for Pope Francis at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’... Read more

Monsignor James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota (left), and Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, speak at the National Catholic Prayer breakfast on Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Francis health concerns top of mind at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Speakers and attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday prayed for Pope Francis amid his ongoing ailments... Read more

Latest news

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis makes first public appearance in weeks, returns to Vatican

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court building.

Catholic activists call for diplomatic intervention for Kenyan on death row in Vietnam

Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: A ‘thumbs up’ to the faithful as Pope Francis released from hospital

Grace Center in northern Ethiopia provides extensive care and support to over 50,000 individuals yearly of all ages and abilities.

How one woman’s ‘vision from God’ led to helping thousands of lives in Ethiopia

Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025.

Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says

Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas Hudson with the lord mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby, at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Lord mayor of Westminster in London receives papal knighthood

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy in a March 20, 2025, interview on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” shares how his family and Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy reflects on first months of tenure and his faith

Genuflection before the Blessed Sacrament.

Cardinal Dolan explains why Catholics genuflect in church

A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025.

Pope Francis to offer window blessing from Gemelli Hospital this Sunday

A previous class of St. Kateri Rosary Walk interns.

Young men reaffirm faith and friendship in Church-sponsored building project

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