“Pope Francis has had a restful night and this morning, got out of bed and had breakfast in an armchair,” the Holy See Press Office stated in a note to journalists on Thursday morning.

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

Wednesday evening, the Holy See Press Office statement noted the Holy Father’s clinical condition “is stable,” and that “the blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory indices.” 

It noted that after breakfast, the Pope read some newspapers and then went about his work with his closest collaborators, and that before lunch, he received the Eucharist… Read more »

Kemm hu ferħan! Araha, dejjem daħkana! Dejjem jitbissem! Dawn huma xi ftit mill-kummenti li, int u jien nagħmlu, meta l-Mulej ilaqqagħna ma’ nies li dejjem narahom jidħku u jitbissmu.

Possibbli dawn in-nies problemi m’għandhomx? Jew inkella dawn in-nies, bl-għerf li jagħtihom l-Ispirtu s-Santu, qed jagħrfu li l-ħajja hi misteru u grazzja u mhux problema u diżgrazzja? Għaliex dawn in-nies jibqgħu ferħana, anki meta jgħaddu mill-provi tal-ħajja bħalma ngħaddu int u jien? … Read more »

Christians praying in a church of Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: Shutterstock/Torsten Pursche)

H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), issued a statement on Wednesday, 19 February 2025, expressing deep concern for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria, which persists more than a decade after the outbreak of conflict. Mgr. Crociata: “Christians communities are an integral and essential part of the history and culture of the region for centuries”. 

Mgr… Read more »

A view of the Gemelli Hospital, which features a statue of Pope John Paul II  (ANSA)

The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Pope Francis would be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic hospital following his morning audiences.

The Pope will undergo several diagnostic tests and continue treatment for his ongoing bout of bronchitis.

“This morning, after his audiences, Pope Francis will be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for necessary diagnostic tests and to continue hospital treatment for his ongoing bronchitis,” read the statement… Read more »

Ritratt: Miguela Xuereb

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi appella lill-midja sabiex tkun ġusta fir-rappurtaġġ tagħha mal-verità, u sabiex ma żżommx lura ċerta diskussjoni b’deċiżjoni.

Waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd, Mons. Galea Curmi stqarr li jekk il-midja verament tixtieq li fil-pajjiż ikun hawn dibattitu, hi meħtieġa li tkun kommessa twassal il-messaġġ. Huwa semma li ċerta midja telimina d-diskors favur il-ħajja, liema nuqqas iwassal lill-poplu biex ma jkunx jaf il-verità sħiħa… Read more »

Il-ħajja tallum saret tellieqa. Veru li l-ħajja kif tagħmilha. Imma, bl-esperjenza ta’ ħajti, l-Ispirtu s-Santu jgħallimni wkoll li l-ħajja hi kif jagħmluhielek ukoll. Almenu parti minnha.

Waqt li qed naqsam magħkom dawn iż-żewġ idejat qed nintebaħ li t-tnejn li huma idejat estremi. U jekk il-qawl Latin jgħid In medio stat virtus, jiġifieri li l-virtù tinstab fit-triq tan-nofs, allura l-virtù f’din is-sitwazzjoni hi kif se nġib ruħi meta nkun maqbud bejn Scylla u Charybdis… Read more »