Live from the Vatican

By Jonah McKeown Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2023 / 13:24 pm Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “some days” after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said Wednesday. “In recent days Pope Francis has complained of some difficulty breathing and this afternoon went to [Gemelli Hospital] to carry out …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 28, 2022 / 03:48 am The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but is stable and under medical care. “I can confirm that in the last few hours there has been a worsening due to …

By Pope Francis Vatican City, Dec 25, 2022 / 07:00 am On Christmas Day 2022, Pope Francis delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” address and blessing from the central balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The following is the full text of the pope’s Christmas message. Dear brothers and sisters in Rome and …

Friday, December 23rd, Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent 2:30 a.m. Carols by Candlelight from Knock Shrine 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate Mass from the Our Lady of Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL 1:30 p.m: In Concert & Festive Advent Concert: From …

By Jonah McKeown, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 17:05 pm Pro-life activist Frank Pavone on Monday defiantly asserted that the Vatican’s decree removing him from the priesthood is not final, saying “the next pope can reinstate me.” “This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of …

By Shannon Mullen, Kelsey Wicks CNA Newsroom, Dec 18, 2022 / 19:20 pm On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, dismissed Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.” The decree, …

By Zelda Caldwell, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2022 / 11:29 am The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled live-streamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report that he was continuing to celebrate Mass after the Vatican had removed him from the priesthood. In …

by Alan Koppschall Rome Newsroom, Nov 5, 2022 / 09:00 am More than 2,400 contestants raced through Rome in the 14th annual All Saints’ Day 10K, the Corsa dei Santi (Race of the Saints), where competitors run the streets traversed by many saints over the centuries. The athletes, professional and …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:53 am On All Souls’ Day, Pope Francis urged Christians not to “compromise with the Gospel” but to take Jesus’ words seriously when he says we will be judged by how we treat the poor. “Often, out of convenience or comfort, …