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Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than five nuns — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Declausura Foundation Madrid, Spain, Feb 26, 2025 / 18:07 pm (CNA). The Poor Clare abbess of the Monastery of Santo Cristo de Balaguer in Lérida province in northeast Spain is calling out for criticism the 2018 rule established by Pope Francis according to which communities of women religious with less than five…

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Trump appeals court order to restart foreign aid as Catholic groups remain without funds — By: Catholic News Agency

People wait outside a distribution point to receive aid rations in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in February 2018. / Credit: Will Baxter/Catholic Relief Services Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a federal court decision that ordered the government to resume foreign aid grants by late Wednesday…

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Pope Francis’ early-stage kidney insufficiency ‘subsided’ on Wednesday, Vatican says — By: Catholic News Agency

People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on Feb. 26, 2025. / Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 26, 2025 / 15:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ mild early-stage kidney insufficiency “subsided” on Wednesday, according to the Vatican.      …

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Gaza priest after speaking with Pope Francis: ‘We rejoice to hear his voice’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, leads Eucharistic adoration at the parish in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli Vatican City, Feb 26, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Father Gabriel Romanelli, IVE, the pastor of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip, was able…

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Mexican bishops call for national unity in the face of Trump’s policies toward the country — By: Catholic News Agency

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum meets with the country’s bishops during their plenary assembly on Nov. 13, 2024. / Credit: Courtesy of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference Puebla, Mexico, Feb 26, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Faced with uncertainty about the impact of the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, especially regarding America’s relationship with Mexico, the…

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