Dr. Sergio Alfieri (right) and Dr. Luigi Carbone give a press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis, on Feb. 21, 2025. Alfieri said the pope asked him to say hat he has “the mind of a a 50-year-old man.” / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via…

After receiving assistance from the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center, migrant families from Mexico and Central America who have been granted asylum in the United States are processed for their transport to various destinations across the United States at the Central Station Bus Terminal on June 19, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Jahi…

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing land reform disputes between South Africa and the United States government. / Credit Photos courtesy of SACBC ACI Africa, Feb 21, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA). The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern…

Marcin Bogacki of Warsaw, Poland (far right) prays before walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica with his mother and 4-year-old son on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican City, Feb 21, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Local Catholics and jubilee pilgrims in Rome are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as…