The severe breathing crisis that Francis experienced on Feb. 22 has been overcome. The pope is not sedated. He is seated in an armchair and eating normally.

Pope Francis has had a severe breathing crisis today that required giving him high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman

A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Is the pope out of danger? No. Is he in danger of death right now? Also no.

The White House began an effort to restore relations with Russia as President Trump repeats Russia’s narrative and talking points about the origins of the war on Ukraine.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

Joining Ashley and Zac to cover the cosmos on this week’s episode of “Jesuitical” is Guy Consolmagno, S.J., the director of the Vatican Observatory and author of the new book, A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science.

The stories about Catholics that Hollywood tells—and awards—has as much to do with what is happening with the church off-screen as what is shown on-screen.

A British court backed a Vatican tribunal's ruling that financier Raffaele Mancione defrauded the Holy See of tens of millions of euros related to a London property.

“Sugarcane” is, surprisingly, a story of healing, although the healing does not come from the church or its ministers.

British army veteran Adam Smith-Connor, recently converted to the Catholic faith, said he was “grateful” that Vance raised his case when he warned Europe about retreating from freedom.

Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ double pneumonia diagnosis and whether the U.S. and the Vatican can find any common ground on key policy issues.

“I do not like to speak about the health of the pope. It’s important to be discreet, not to run after rumors and fake news,” the French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline said at a press conference today.

The Trump administration's recent attacks on the resources and structures that serve the poor and on the religious institutions that serve the most vulnerable are unprecedented in their scale, pace and human impact.

A Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Sam Sawyer, S.J., president and editor in chief of America, announced today the selection of three graduating seniors from three U.S. colleges to serve as the 2025-26 Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni visited the pope today. In an official statement, she said that the pope was “alert and responsive” and “has not lost his legendary sense of humor.”

Doctors say pneumonia in anyone can be serious, but for someone of the pope’s age, it’s potentially life-threatening.