VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis continued to have a “satisfactory” recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip, the Vatican press office said.
After undergoing the surgery late July 4 at Rome’s Gemelli hospital,...
The best way for a diocese newspaper to “Welcome Our Shepherd” is to produce a 72-page section telling the story of its newest leader and including the joy and reaction of the faithful in the days surrounding his ordination...
VATICAN CITY -- The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a "vice pope," who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Although hospitalized...
ASTON, Pa. – Neumann University has agreed to acquire several historic properties and land from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in a move that will nearly double the footprint of the Catholic university in Delaware County. The...
SURFSIDE, Fla. — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski told CBS4 Miami July 2, “It’s quite shocking to see.”
He made the...
WASHINGTON — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
The order, given by Attorney General Merrick Garland in a memo to senior...
I recently spent a few days visiting the hospital to take care of a loved one who had some complications from a cancer procedure. I marveled at the sophisticated medical technologies that were being used so expertly to treat...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
"The Holy Father reacted well to the surgery, which was conducted under...
Here is an editorial titled: "Independence Day is a moment to reflect on individual, collective freedoms," published online June 24 by the St. Louis Review, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Independence Day is a moment for us to...
VATICAN CITY -- In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, on charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering and abuse of office.
The...