Tag: Pope Francis
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Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop for Ipil Diocese After Nearly Two-Year Vacancy
By Roy Lagarde | April 14, 2025 | Updated 6:20 p.m.Source: CBCP News Manila, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Glenn Corsiga as the new bishop of the Diocese of Ipil in southern Philippines, ending a nearly two-year vacancy in the diocese. The Vatican announced the appointment at 12 p.m. Rome time (6 p.m.…
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Pope to Italian Pilgrims: “Persevere in Prayer and Be the Salt of the Earth”
By Kielce Gussie | Vatican News | April 2025 Just over two weeks after his release from the hospital, Pope Francis has resumed his regular duties, offering a heartfelt message to pilgrims from the Italian Dioceses of Grosseto and Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello as they journey through the Holy Door in Rome. The Pope expressed his hope that…
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Pope Francis: Lent is a Time to Accept Fragility and Rekindle Hope
By Kristina Millare, Catholic News AgencyMarch 6, 2025 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital due to bilateral pneumonia, delivered a powerful Lenten message emphasizing the acceptance of human fragility and the rekindling of hope in Jesus Christ. His homily for Ash Wednesday was read by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis…
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Pope Francis Thanks Faithful for Prayers Amid Hospitalization
By Catholic News AgencyMarch 6, 2025, 03:51 PM ET VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since February 14 due to bilateral pneumonia, expressed gratitude for the prayers and support of the faithful in a prerecorded audio message played during a rosary service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday…
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Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Daet
By CBCP NewsMarch 4, 2025 Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Herman Abcede, a Rogationist missionary, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Daet in the province of Camarines Norte. Abcede succeeds Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, who was transferred to the Archdiocese of Caceres in 2024. He will be the fourth bishop of the diocese,…
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Pope Francis Establishes Vatican Fundraising Commission Amid Financial Challenges
By Hannah BrockhausCatholic News AgencyFebruary 27, 2025 VATICAN— The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a fundraising commission to solicit donations from Catholics and bishops’ conferences as the Vatican City State and the Roman Curia continue to face budgetary and funding challenges. The newly established “Commissio de Donationibus pro Sancta Sede” (Commission…
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Pope Francis Shows Further Improvement Amid Treatment for Pneumonia
By Catholic News AgencyFebruary 26, 2025 | 12:36 PM ET ROME— Pope Francis’ health condition has shown “further slight improvement” over the last day, according to an update from the Holy See Press Office on Wednesday evening, Rome time. A chest CT scan conducted at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday indicated “a normal evolution of…
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Hundreds Gather in St. Peter’s Square to Pray the Rosary for Pope Francis’ Health
Hundreds of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Monday night to pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ health and recovery. This comes after the Vatican announced a special prayer initiative for the Holy Father, with cardinals residing in Rome leading a nightly rosary at 9 p.m. The first rosary, led by Cardinal Pietro Parolin,…
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Ongoing Updates on Pope Francis’ Health Condition
February 23, 2025 | 01:30 PM ETROME – The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’ condition “remains critical” as of Sunday evening. However, there has been no further respiratory crisis since Saturday. The Holy Father is alert and well-oriented, continuing oxygen therapy at high flows. While his blood platelet count remains stable, mild renal failure…
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Pope Francis in Hospital: Condition Critical but Stable
Vatican City, February 24, 2025 – Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has not suffered any further respiratory crises, according to the latest update from the Holy See Press Office. Despite the severity of his condition, he remains alert and continues to receive oxygen therapy. Medical reports indicate that the Pope has been receiving…
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