Silvia Stellacci

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

December 25, 2025 at 8:36 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, like in Gaza, those...

Pope Leo XIV appears at his studio’s window to bless the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the Angelus prayer, Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’

July 6, 2025 at 3:06 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope...

A man takes images of the tomb of Pope Francis as faithful are allowed inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica

April 27, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell...

Pope Francis arrives at the end of a mass in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 6, 2025, part of the jubilee of the sick and the health workers. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospital

April 6, 2025 at 9:01 a.m.

Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the...

A Catholic woman attends a nightly rosary prayer service for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Vatican says Pope Francis continues to improve but his prognosis remains guarded

February 27, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, working from his hospital room and going to his private chapel to pray, though doctors said he needs...

People attend a rosary prayer service held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery

February 26, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his recovery.

Faithful pray outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Pope Francis resting as Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery

February 26, 2025 at 7:06 a.m.

Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his recovery.

A woman lays a rosary near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis is in critical condition after long respiratory crisis

February 22, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.

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