Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, but he must continue the therapies and observe “a period of rest and convalescence for at least two months,” his doctors said.

Supporters will see Pope Francis for the first time since Feb. 14 as he intends to appear at the window of his suite at Gemelli Hospital.

“I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be there in the hospital bed without being able to help others,” Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said.

“Trump [is] flexing his power and trying to push the law into areas that have not been tested before...and the challenge really is not to the people affected but to the rule of law itself.”

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Lent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

On this Jubilee Year of Hope-themed episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Father Ramil Fajardo, a tribunal judge in the Archdiocese of Chicago, about all things indulgences.

On “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen talks with Gerry about King Charles’ planned visit to the Vatican in April and Pope Francis’ next stage of the global synodal process.

And remember, it’s not about you.

One wonders: If the “red wolf” of lupus had not ended Flannery O’Connor’s life at age 39, what would the author be writing about in 2025? What might she think of what was being written about her?

A Reflection for Saturday of the Second Week of Lent, by Jackson Goodman

During Lent, we are called through death to new life. In “The Way” that journey becomes literal.

Donald Trump’s standoff with a federal judge over deportations is pushing the country toward a constitutional crisis.

Pope Francis is now on his 35th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, in stable condition and slowly but surely recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.

Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb, and even have a go at restoring it—virtually, that is—and in the 3-D blocky world of Minecraft.

Who will win it all? Probably not a Catholic school, but hope springs eternal.

Some of your favorite books by Christian authors came to be because of the careful and loving assistance of Roger Freet, the editor and literary agent who died on March 18.

E.U. regulations on artificial intelligence may not be global in scope, but they affect 450 million consumers and companies will have to implement E.U. rules and adopt them for other territories for cost-saving reasons.

A Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, by Terrance Klein

Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.