By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2023 / 15:10 pm Pope Francis met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton in a private audience at the Casa Santa Marta papal residence on Wednesday. Clinton’s delegation included several prominent Americans, including Alex Soros of the Open Society Foundations. Clinton, who now …

For a Eucharistic life We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers and sisters.

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 27, 2023 / 04:31 am Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the embattled Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee. Stika, 65, was investigated by the Vatican for mismanagement of his diocese. He is also named in a 2022 lawsuit (refiled in 2023) accusing …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 26, 2023 / 04:40 am Pope Francis appointed Bishop Christopher Coyne as a coadjutor archbishop of Hartford on Monday. As coadjutor, Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford Archdiocese and should succeed him as archbishop upon his retirement, expected once …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 26, 2023 / 04:40 am Pope Francis appointedas a coadjutor archbishop of Hartford on Monday. As coadjutor, Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford Archdiocese and should succeed him as archbishop upon his retirement, expected once Blair turns 75 next …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2023 / 07:45 am Pope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry on Monday in what was Kerry’s fourth official private meeting with the pope. The 79-year-old American politician was the first government official to have a private audience at …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 15, 2023 / 09:50 am Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Friday morning, according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said 86-year-old Pope Francis continues to make a normal recovery eight days after he underwent a three-hour surgery to repair an …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 12, 2023 / 10:15 am The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is working from the hospital as he recovers from hernia surgery. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists on June 12 that Pope Francis’ “postoperative progress continues to be normal” five days after the …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2023 / 05:25 am One day after Pope Francis’ abdominal surgery for an incisional hernia, medical staff report that the pope is “in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally,” according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists on June 8 that …

By Hannah Brockhaus, Tyler Arnold Vatican City, Jun 7, 2023 / 03:51 am Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has said. The 86-year-old Francis, who has spent most of his 10 years as pope in relatively good health, has dealt with several painful medical …