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Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

CNA explains: Who’s in charge of the Vatican while Pope Francis is hospitalized?

Feb 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Who exactly runs the Vatican when a pope is hospitalized or unable to perform his normal duties? Read more

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Livia Tossici-Bolt is awaiting a verdict in her case in which she was charged with violating a “buffer zone” that restricts pro-life speech near abortion clinics.

U.S. State Department ‘monitoring’ UK government arrest of pro-life advocate

“Today we run the risk that our organizations, so dependent on the welfare state ... could be easily confused with a very bureaucratic NGO [nongovernmental organization],” said Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference.

Secularization: Being born in Spain no longer means you’re Catholic, archbishop says

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves to the crowd at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

Report: Vice President JD Vance intends to visit Rome at Easter

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks to attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.

Oklahoma governor signs order directing state to prioritize religious freedom

An EF2 tornado in the early hours of March 31, 2025, in Grand Prairie, Louisiana, tore off the roof of the St. Peter Parish catechism building.

‘Our saints and relics helped protect us’: Tornado wreaks havoc on Louisiana parish

The “Caravaggio 2025” exhibition revives the legend of the baroque genius in Rome.

PHOTOS: Caravaggio 2025: Baroque master’s works on display as part of Jubilee of Hope

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April

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New Jersey bookkeeper accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from 2 parishes

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis says he has experienced ‘Christian joy’ amid ongoing illness, recovery

Father José Luis Quijano is one of the 500 priests who participated in the March 28-30, 2025, Jubilee of Priests Instituted as Missionaries of Mercy.

This missionary of mercy accompanied a former priest imprisoned for pedophilia

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