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Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Signed by the pope and dated Feb. 11, three days before Pope Francis was hospitalized, the decree was released by the Vatican Feb. 26.
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Heidi A. Campbell
Pope Francis introduced a new option for receiving an indulgence this Jubilee Year: fasting from the internet and social media.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly manifested”—conditions that would be difficult to ascertain if a pope were already incapacitated.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this evening. The report does not mention any improvement since yesterday’s medical update.
Votive candles and flowers are seen at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 21, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
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.
Candles and a photo of Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has had a severe breathing crisis today that required giving him high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions.