Archive for March 3, 2025

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 AC Wimmer

Pope rests well, drinks coffee, and reads newspapers as pneumonia treatment progresses

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a potentially extended hospital stay. Read more

St. Katharine Drexel was born in 1858 to a wealthy family in Philadelphia. Throughout her life, her chief motivation was to help more souls know and love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to to serve Native Americans and African Americans. Mother Drexel opened mission churches and boarding schools for Black and Native American children throughout the U.S. despite prejudice often hindering her work.?w=200&h=150

By Jim Graves

From heiress to saint: The radical life of St. Katharine Drexel

Throughout her life, St. Katharine Drexel’s chief motivation was to help more people to know and love Jesus in the... Read more

A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis warns of ‘planetary crisis’ in message to Vatican’s Academy for Life

The Pontifical Academy for Life is holding a meeting of scientists, theologians, and historians March 3-4 at the Augustinianum Conference... Read more

Canadian sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz poses next to his sculpture on the theme of refugees and migration, “Angels Unawares,” in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis: Faith of migrants and refugees bears witness to ‘hope for the future’

The Church will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees from Oct. 4-5 to coincide with the two-day celebration... Read more

Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, (far right) receives the “Guardian of Life” award from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life at a press conference in the Holy See Press Office on March 3, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican gives pro-life award to sister running perinatal hospice in Ukraine

Life is always precious, said Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, during a March 3 press conference at the Vatican, “even... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card

In the Nation’s Report Card, national scores for Catholic school students surpassed public school students for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics... Read more

A balloon with an image of Pope Francis stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory insufficiency,’ Vatican says

The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections,... Read more

Pilgrims from Chicago are among those who are stopping by Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Jubilee pilgrims adding visit to Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis

Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Bishop Barron to attend Trump address to Congress as guest of Catholic lawmaker

The speech will mark Trump’s first address to Congress since taking office for his second term. Read more

Tiny Jesus figurines have been popping up all over the U.S. Capitol in recent days.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Tiny Jesus figurines left in U.S. Capitol following TikTok trend

One was found perched on a marble column in Statuary Hall, another was seen propped up on a pillar directly... Read more

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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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