Mother Jones21h
The Pope Is Critically Ill. Far-Right Catholic Trolls Are Out in Force.
Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...
Pope beats back speculation of imminent death or conclave as he continues pneumonia recovery
Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave ...
Pope resting peacefully on 14th day in hospital
The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.
Religion News Service14h
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, 'doctor of the poor,' Venezuela's first saint
CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday.
The New Yorker23h
The Pope’s Role Has Changed in Our Time. But Has the Church?
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...
Catholic News Agency18h
Pope Francis’ early-stage kidney insufficiency ‘subsided’ on Wednesday, Vatican says
The Holy Father's clinical condition over the past 24 hours has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office ...
Pope Francis’ ‘complex’ health crisis triggers wave of prayer and uncertainty across Rome
People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...