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Thousands of Catholics prayed for Pope Francis’ recovery in the Sanctuary of Lujan, Argentina, on March 16.

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed outrage over the discovery of an extermination camp operated by a drug cartel, calling it “one of the cruelest expressions of …

(OSV News) — Through its trust in God, even amid the horror of war, “Ukraine can give America hope to not be afraid” of living out the call of the Gospel, …

Father Emil J. Kapaun, a Kansas military chaplain who served during two wars, is a step further along the path to possible sainthood, thanks to Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urged Christians to examine their consciences in Lent by comparing their daily lives to the hardships faced by migrants, calling it a way to …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb. 22, said the daily medical …

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Hope in Christ and that God’s truth will prevail amid Russia’s war on Ukraine was the message that Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the patriarchal head of the …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On his sixth full day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, “the Holy Father’s clinical condition is improving slightly,” the Vatican said. He continues to be without fever …

Pope Francis’ doctors described his condition as “stable” late Feb. 19 even though “blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement.”

(OSV News) — Pro-life campaigners have urged Britain’s Catholic bishops to speak out against pressure for abortions. This comes after thousands of women were wrongly counseled to end their pregnancies based …