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Pope being weaned off oxygen as recovery in hospital continues

rome – pope francis is becoming less dependent on oxygen flow as he recovers from a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, with...

Pope Francis is recovering… what happens now?

catholics around the world will have been delighted at the news that pope francis is now recovering from his ailments. progress has been slo...

Miles Pattenden

Bishop pleads for reopening of Nigerian Catholic schools closed for Ramadan

a nigerian bishop has pleaded for catholic schools in the north of the country to be reopened after their sudden and unprecedented closure f...

Christian deaths in Syrian violence inflated by media frenzy – but they still have much to fear

when reports started coming through late last week of massacres in western syria, it quickly made headline news. what has emerged subsequent...

Is no news good news? Silence from doctors as Pope remains stable for another day

rome – despite experiencing multiple respiratory crises last week, pope francis has been in a stable condition for several days and continue...

Pope calls Gaza parish priest from hospital in day of stability

rome – pope francis wednesday today had a good day, the vatican has reported, which included calling the catholic parish in gaza and steppin...

Unchecked terrorism has plunged Nigeria into 'worst phase' of country's history, says bishop

yaoundé, cameroon – nigerian bishop matthew hassan kukah has severely criticised the government for failing to act decisively to stop terror...

Midwifery student suspended by Scottish health authority over pro-life comments

a   midwifery student in scotland was suspended from her training placement with nhs fife over comments on a private facebook forum exp...

The Catholic Herald

'Precipitous decline’ in US Catholics levelling off, reports PEW study

a recent study by the pew research center on religion in the us shows that the precipitous decline in the catholic share of the population t...

EU bishops rally behind Ukraine after explosive Trump meeting

the bishops of the european union have rallied in support of the ukrainian people and have urged european institutions to do the same. their...