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The first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press OfficeVatican City, Mar 16, 2025 / 15:31 pm (CNA).Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis. Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:First photo of Pope Francis since entering hospitalThe Vatican has shared the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14."This morning, Pope Francis concelebrated Holy Mass in the chapel of the tenth-floor apartment at the Gemelli Polyclinic," according to a statement from the Vatican Press Office.In the photo, the Holy Father can be seen seated before the altar of the chapel where he concelebrated the Eucharist. The Vatican also reported that "the Pope's condition remains stable" and after concelebrating Sunday Mass, "he is continuing with the prescribed therapies", including respiratory...
The first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press Office
Vatican City, Mar 16, 2025 / 15:31 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis.
Follow here for the latest news on his health and hospitalization:
First photo of Pope Francis since entering hospital
The Vatican has shared the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14.
"This morning, Pope Francis concelebrated Holy Mass in the chapel of the tenth-floor apartment at the Gemelli Polyclinic," according to a statement from the Vatican Press Office.
In the photo, the Holy Father can be seen seated before the altar of the chapel where he concelebrated the Eucharist. The Vatican also reported that "the Pope's condition remains stable" and after concelebrating Sunday Mass, "he is continuing with the prescribed therapies", including respiratory and physical therapy.
Pope Francis did not receive any visitors Sunday, instead dedicating the day to "prayer, rest, and some work."
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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square from the popemobile during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNACNA Staff, Sep 2, 2025 / 12:32 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of September is for our relationship with all of creation. In a video released Sept. 2, the Holy Father asked the faithful to pray "that inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect."According to a press release, this month's video was made in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.In the video, Pope Leo recites an original prayer written specifically for this month's prayer intention.Here is Pope Leo's full prayer:Lord, You love everything You have created,and nothing exists outside the mystery of Your tenderness.Every creature, no matter how small,is the fruit of Your love and has a place in this w...
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Father Augustine Amadu of Sierra Leone's Catholic Diocese of Kenema was murdered on Aug. 30 while he was preparing to take on a new mission in the diocese. / Courtesy of the Catholic Diocese of KenemaACI Africa, Sep 2, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA).A Catholic priest in Sierra Leone's Diocese of Kenema was murdered Aug. 30 as he was preparing to take on a new assignment in the diocese.According to the communication department of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Father Augustine Amadu, who served at Kenema's Immaculate Conception Parish, was preparing for his Sunday, Aug. 31 farewell Mass when suspected robbers ended his life.His next pastoral assignment would have been at St. John Kailahun Parish in the Kenema Diocese."We are saddened by the shocking news reaching us this morning (Sunday, Aug. 31) about the demise of Reverend Father Augustine Amadu who was stabbed to death by armed robbers at his parish house in Kenema Diocese," the message said."Father Amadu was wrapping up...
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Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Flickr by Shawn (CC BY-NC 2.0)Vatican City, Sep 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV met in a private audience with Father James Martin, S.J., at the Vatican on Monday.Martin, who is in Rome to lead a Jubilee pilgrimage for his LGBTQ ministry, Outreach, also had one-on-one audiences with Pope Francis on at least two occasions.The Vatican does not customarily comment on papal audiences with individuals and the Holy See Press Office did not immediately respond to a request for information about the meeting.Responding to a request for comment from CNA, Martin wrote: "I was honored and grateful to meet with the Holy Father this morning in an audience in the Apostolic Palace, and heard the same message I heard from Pope Francis on LGBTQ people, which is one of openness and welcome: 'Todos, todos, todos.' I found the Pope serene, joyful and encouraging."The Jesuit priest, an author and editor at large at America Media, is the founder of Outreach, w...
