Vatican News

  • Children’s prayers for Pope Francis: ‘We can make him feel better’
    Young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli — Maddy (far left) and Constaza (far right) — emphasized the importance of continuing prayers for Pope Francis. The pope was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025.  / Credit: Photo courtesy of Paty/Club Arcogrande Vatican City, […]
  • Archbishop Paglia: Pope Francis is showing us the frailty of old age
    Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 24, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, in his weakness, is teaching the world about human frailty, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said Monday at a press conference […]
  • Pope Francis makes first public appearance in weeks, returns to Vatican
    Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:04 am (CNA). Shortly before returning to his home in the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis made a brief appearance from a […]
  • LIVE UPDATES: A ‘thumbs up’ to the faithful as Pope Francis released from hospital
    Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 23, 2025 / 06:22 am (CNA). Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and […]
  • Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says
    Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 22, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, the Vatican said on Saturday afternoon, with the Holy Father leaving the facility after […]
  • Pope Francis to offer window blessing from Gemelli Hospital this Sunday
    A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis plans to make his first public appearance in over a month this Sunday when he will appear at a […]
  • Worldwide Catholic population hits 1.4 billion
    Young men attending the encounter with youth with Pope Francis at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 21, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). The “2025 Annuario Pontificio” and the “2023 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” have been released, providing a detailed analysis of the life […]
  • Experts champion Catholic Church’s role to promote child safety in AI sphere
    Cardinal Peter Turkson, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, speaks at a press conference on “Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children: A Common Commitment for Safeguarding Children” on March 20, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 21, 2025 / 12:00 pm […]
  • Dome of St. Peter’s will debut new lighting for Easter
    null / Credi: cinemavision|Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 20, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The 14,000-ton, five-century-old dome of St. Peter’s Basilica will debut new lighting this coming Easter to further enhance Michelangelo’s magnificent work.According to Vatican News, the new state-of-the-art lighting will ensure more intense and well-distributed light that “will further enhance the dome […]
  • Cardinal Parolin: no discussion of resignation by Pope Francis
    Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks to EWTN News in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 17, 2025. / Credit: Fabio Gonella/EWTN News Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin denied that during his three recent visits to Pope Francis — who has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since […]