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Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a Timeline of His Medical Issues in Recent Years
Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has said.
Pope Francis Hospitalized for Abdominal Surgery
Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has confirmed.
Today, June 7, We Celebrate St. Anthony Mary Gianelli
Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village in Lombardy, Italy. The owner of his family farm paid for Anthony's seminary education because he was such a promising student.
“Shepherd who unites his flock”: Archbishop at Episcopal Consecration in South Africa
In exercising his Episcopal Ministry, the new Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma in South Africa will need to be “shepherd who unites the flock”, the Catholic Archbishop of the country’s Bloemfontein Archdiocese has said.
Network of Catholic Youth in Africa Commit to Protect “God’s handiwork” amid Pollution
Members of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA) are committing to take initiatives that contribute to the protection of “God’s handiwork” amid environmental concerns.
“A good relief”: Catholic Bishop on Launch of Spiritan-initiated Health Facility in Kenya
The launching of the Good Samaritan Catholic Mission Hospital Tangulbei in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru is “a good relief” for the people of God in area served by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.), the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Diocese has said.
Holy Trinity “should be our model” amid Challenge of Divisions: Archbishop in Nigeria
The communion and relationship of the persons of the Most Holy Trinity “should” inspire the cultivation of “unity and harmony” in Nigeria, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.
Vatican: Pope Francis Has Checkup at Rome Hospital
Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital’s center for the elderly for a visit on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports.
Catholic Men in South Sudanese Archdiocese Cautioned against Violence
The Catholic Bishop of Juba Archdiocese in South Sudan has called on members of the Catholic Men Association (CMA) in his Metropolitan See to “shun violence” especially against women.
Papal Envoy to Ukraine Meets with President Zelenskyy, Concludes "intense" Visit
Pope Francis’ envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on Tuesday finished a “brief but intense” two-day visit to Kyiv, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon
Pope Francis’ schedule for his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 was published by the Vatican on Tuesday.
Impose “stricter measures” on Gun Circulation: Catholic Bishops in Uganda to Government
Catholic Bishops in Uganda have expressed concern about gun deaths in the country, and have called on the government to impose “stricter measures” on the circulation of firearms.
Eucharistic Congress in DR Congo: Archbishop Presents “perfect love” of Trinity as Model
The “perfect love” that exists between the three persons of the Most Holy Trinity is a model of communion and relationship that the people of God can emulate, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said.
Pope Francis Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio for Zambia/Malawi, Bishop for Malawian Diocese
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Gian Luca Perici as the Apostolic Nuncio for the Southern African countries of Zambia and Malawi.
Archbishop of Antananarivo in Madagascar Retires, Pope Francis Appoints Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Archbishop Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona from the pastoral care of Madagascar’s Antananarivo Archdiocese, and has appointed Bishop Jean de Dieu Raoelison of Ambatondrazaka Diocese as his successor.
Pope Francis to Sign Human Fraternity Document with Nobel Laureates in St. Peter’s Square
Nobel laureates, Grammy-winner Andrea Bocelli, and several former heads of state will join Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday night for the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
"A unifying moment": Sister Wilhelmina’s Nuns Share their Story in Exclusive TV Interview
Her flashlight was dim, so when Mother Abbess Cecilia Snell first peered inside the cracked coffin lid and saw a human foot inside a black sock where one would expect to find only bone and dust, she didn’t say anything.
Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese Dies in U.S. at 84
Bishop Macram Max Gassis, the first Catholic Bishop of El Obeid Diocese in Sudan, has passed on in the U.S. after suffering poor health “for many months”. He was aged 84.
Professor in South Africa Appointed to Vatican Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Pope Francis has appointed a South Africa-based Professor of chemistry as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
“Joy” as Catholic Priest in Nigerian Diocese Regains Freedom after Two Days in Captivity
Fr. Stanislaus Mbamara, the Nigerian Catholic Priest who was abducted on June 2 while returning from Awka to Nnewi in Nigeria’s Anambra State has been set free.
