After the Vatican said Pope Francis was hospitalized for a pulmonary infection March 29, Catholic bishops in the United States called on the faithful to pray for the Holy Father's recovery.
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Pope returns to Gemelli Hospital for tests, Vatican says
While the pope can sometimes be heard breathing heavily, he has insisted the surgery had no lasting impact on his health.
‘God showed up in a very powerful, powerful way’: Archdiocese of Hartford investigating possible Eucharistic miracle
The Archdiocese of Hartford is investigating a possible Eucharistic miracle at one of its parishes, where Communion hosts seemingly multiplied during a March 5 Sunday Mass.
Catholic leaders express sorrow, outrage over dozens of migrants killed in fire
A fire in a Mexican immigration detention center has claimed the lives of at least 38 migrants, who appeared to be abandoned by guards as flames engulfed their locked cells, according to a leaked video from the facility near the...
Nashville shooting was ‘senseless act of violence,’ pope says in telegram
Pope Francis called the deadly shooting at a school in Nashville a "senseless act of violence" and prayed that the grieving families hold strong to their faith and "bring good out of unspeakable evil."
Bishop Álvarez proved alive as he appears in staged TV interview
Government-friendly media showed Bishop Álvarez breaking bread with his siblings.
Pope’s message of hope headed to space, audio beamed back to earth
Pope Francis was scheduled to bless the satellite and the nanobook at the end of his general audience May 29.
Diocesan officials call mass shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school ‘sad, shocking’
"My heart breaks with news of the school shooting at The Covenant School this morning."
‘Pray for God’s hand’ over Mississippi: destructive tornado kills, injures dozens
"We will pray for all whose lives were lost in Mississippi and those who love them and all affected by the storms."
Deaf retreat a reminder that struggles can produce blessings
“Deafness is a hidden thing.”