Servant of God Emilio Joseph Kapaun 

In an audience granted to Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs, Pope Francis authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate various Decrees concerning those on the path to sainthood.

The Holy Father recognized the “offering of life” of the Servants of God, Fr Emil Joseph Kapaun, who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War; and Italian layman Salvo D’Acquisto… Read more »

Homily by Pope Francis

At Mass for the Jubilee of Deacons, on Sunday, Pope Francis focused his reflection on the theme of gratuity which, he said, is particularly relevant to the diaconate but is also vital for all Christians in their journey of faith.  

The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization as the Pope continues to be treated at Gemelli Hospital for his bilateral pneumonia… Read more »

Pope Francis is not “in danger of death”, but he’s also not fully “out of danger”, members of his medical team have said.

At a press conference in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Dr Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the Pope, and Dr Luigi Carbone, the Vice-Director of the Vatican’s healthcare service, spoke for some forty minutes to a roomful of journalists… Read more »

“The Holy Father‘s clinical condition is showing slight improvement. He has no fever, and his hemodynamic parameters remain stable. This morning, he received the Eucharist and then dedicated himself to work activities.“

This is the communiqué released to journalists by the Holy See Press Office on Thursday evening.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital on Friday 14 February following a bout of bronchitis… Read more »

The Holy See Press Office releases an update on Pope Francis’ health as he is treated for a respiratory infection in hospital, saying that he rested well and treatment is proceeding normally.

“Pope Francis rested well during the night. His clinical condition is stable, and the diagnostic and therapeutic process prescribed by the medical staff continues. This morning, he received the Eucharist and followed the Holy Mass on television… Read more »

At Mass for the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture, the Pope called on creatives to be “witnesses to the revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes”.

As the Pope is currently undergoing treatment in hospital for bronchitis, his homily was read aloud by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Witnessing to the Beatitudes, the Pope said, means not only creating beauty, but also “revealing the truth and goodness …hidden within the folds of history”, and “giving voice to the voiceless”… Read more »