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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
ROME — Pope Francis enjoyed a pizza “party” with staff on his second night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and was expected to be released from the hospital April 1, the Vatican press office said. Matteo Bruni, head of the press office, later confirmed the 86-year-old pope’s “presence” at the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s […]
Global
By Ana Paula Morales
Bishop José Guadalupe Torres of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, expressed in a March 28 statement his deepest condolences for the 38 migrants who died “due to the fire in the temporary residence of the National Institute of Migration here in our city.” The coordinators of the bishops of Texas and Mexico — Eugenio Lira, the bishop […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
The results of a new study from the Pew Research Center show that in-person Mass attendance among Catholics has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and only about 4 in 10 U.S. Catholics say they attend Mass in person as often as they did before the pandemic. A quarter of all Catholics say they now […]
Local
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord March 25, nearly 300 people gathered at St. Michael Church in Annandale for the annual Mass for the Order of Malta and Anointing of the Sick, sponsored by the order’s Northern Virginia Region. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge was the celebrant and homilist. Individuals from many parts […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — A culture of nonviolence will become more widespread when countries and citizens resort less and less to the use of weapons, Pope Francis said. “Living, speaking and acting without violence is not surrendering, losing or giving up anything, but aspiring to everything,” the pope said in a video message released March 30 […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
ROME — More than 24 hours after he entered the hospital, Pope Francis’ doctors reported a “marked improvement” in his condition, which they attributed to treatment with intravenous antibiotics. The tests the pope underwent after entering Rome‘s Gemelli hospital with difficulty breathing revealed he had bronchitis, said a medical bulletin released by the Vatican press office […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said. In the past few days, the statement said, “Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and […]
Bishop Burbidge
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointment: Reverend Jerome A. Magat — released from service with the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice to service in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, effective July 1, 2023.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Like St. Paul, Christians must not only know Jesus with their heads but invite him into their hearts through a personal encounter with Christ, Pope Francis said. “An encounter with the Lord is what changed a life,” the pope said during his March 29 general audience in St. Peter’s Square in which […]
Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis has been undergoing some medical checkups at one of Rome’s most prominent hospitals, according to a Vatican spokesman. Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni issued a brief statement the afternoon of March 29 to say the pope was at Gemelli Hospital “for some previously scheduled checkups.” Gemelli is the same hospital where […]
