Vatican Dispatch

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 remains stable for third day; continues breathing and mobility therapy

in his continued battle against double pneumonia, pope francis remains in a stable condition and has not suffered additional episodes of res...

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...

Francis back on ventilator after mucus causes breathing crisis

rome – pope francis today suffered two incidents of “acute” respiratory difficulty that required him to be put back on a ventilator. in a st...

Southwark priest appointed new rector of Beda College in Rome

southwark parish priest fr marcus holden has been appointed as the rector of the  pontifical beda college  in rome. in addition, f...

Pope stable and off ventilation support; shares thoughts on his illness

pope francis was described as being in stable condition today following a respiratory spasm two days ago, with the vatican saying the mechan...

Even in hospital, Pope Francis remains Francis: defying expectations, pulling strings

despite his longest hospitalisation to date, due to a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia with an unclear prognosis, pope fra...

Discovering the 'log' in your own eye

"first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye" (luke 6:42) in s...

Fr David Howell

JD Vance acknowledges Pope’s criticism and prays for his recovery

us vice-president jd vance has responded to pope francis’s criticisms of the trump administration's immigration policies in a speech at the ...

Pope experiences 'bronchial spasm' in recovery setback

despite several days of slight improvement in his overall clinical status, pope francis on friday suffered what doctors described as a bronc...