Pope Is Discharged from Hospital, with a Two-Month Prescription for No Public Meetings. Here Are the Details

Mar 22, 2025 22:36

Dr Sergio Alfieri began the press conference, called at the last minute on Saturday afternoon, March 22 in the Gemelli Hospital Photo: RNS / Claire Giangravé

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Health on Tuesday, March 18: He Ceases to Use Mechanical Ventilation for the First Time

Observed also is a “slight improvement in his motor and respiratory situation.” The “non-invasive mechanical ventilation continues to diminish at night as does the high flow oxygenation during the day.”

Mar 18, 2025 05:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Vocations

Salesian General Chapter approves that lay people be community superiors

This position of the GC29 has its roots in the Rescript signed by Pope Francis in 2022, which authorized non-priest religious to hold positions of governance within communities.

Mar 17, 2025 17:13

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Health on Monday, March 17: Slight Improvement in Respiratory and Motor Therapy

In regard to the photo shared the day before, observed by many was the “swelling of the hand seen in the photo taken and published yesterday, which is due to reduced mobility, but which has already improved today.”

Mar 17, 2025 07:01

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Jubilee 2025•Local Church

«Avvolti»: A Digital Journey into the Mystery of the Holy Shroud of Turin

With no public display of the Shroud planned for 2025, the Archdiocese of Turin, under the leadership of Cardinal Roberto Repole, has launched «Avvolti» as an alternative way to engage the faithful and the curious alike. The initiative presents a fresh perspective on the Shroud, inviting visitors to experience its significance through digital immersion and interactive storytelling.

Mar 16, 2025 19:48

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview

Walking in synodal style: Vatican accelerates “synodal” applications (in resistant dioceses?)

The Secretary General of the Synod explains to Vatican Media that the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly will offer an opportunity to gather the fruits that have matured during the Synod on Synodality.

Mar 16, 2025 19:46

ZENIT Staff

Ceasefire on the Brink: Pope Leo XIV, Global Powers and the Moral Battle Over War in the Middle East

What distinguishes the present moment is not only the danger of renewed escalation, but the convergence of multiple crises: military, economic, diplomatic and moral

Holiness and the Evangelical Counsels Explained in Light of the Second Vatican Council by Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s General Audience, April 8, 2026, on holiness and the evangelical counsels

Pope Is Discharged from Hospital, with a Two-Month Prescription for No Public Meetings. Here Are the Details

The Pope’s Health on Friday, March 21: Vatican Admits Doctors Have Not Indicated When He Will Be Discharged from Hospital

Questions about liturgy: Anointings for the Mentally

Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

The Pope’s Health on Wednesday, March 19: Lung Infections Controlled But Not Eliminated

Pope’s Letter From The Hospital: Disarm Words, Disarm Minds and Disarm The Earth

The Pope’s Health on Tuesday, March 18: He Ceases to Use Mechanical Ventilation for the First Time

Salesian General Chapter approves that lay people be community superiors

The Pope’s Health on Monday, March 17: Slight Improvement in Respiratory and Motor Therapy

«Avvolti»: A Digital Journey into the Mystery of the Holy Shroud of Turin

Walking in synodal style: Vatican accelerates “synodal” applications (in resistant dioceses?)