The faithful pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ recovery at Major Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Lujan on Feb. 23, 2025 in Lujan, Argentina. / Credit: Tobias Skarlovnik/Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Catholics around the world continue to pray fervently for Pope Francis as the Holy Father battles a series of…

A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues to receive treatment for respiratory issues. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 24, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement”…

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime during his homily at the Mass of St. James the Apostle in the Spanish church in Rome. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 10:40 am (CNA). The Salesian Congregation is in the midst of its 29th General Chapter, during which it will elect the…

A candlelight Stations of the Cross in St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday 2021. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 07:32 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome…

The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans. / Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Millions of Catholics from around the world are converging on Rome this year for the Jubilee Year of Hope….

The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass March 12, 2013, before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The retirement on Jan. 25 of Cardinal Oswald Gracias as archbishop of Bombay and the end of the 30-year “reign” of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn…