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Pope Francis hospitalized at Gemelli for bronchitis
A photograph shows an outside view of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 8, 2023. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / Getty Vatican City, Feb 14, 2025 / 06:05 am …
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Pope Francis, battling bronchitis, admitted to hospital
Pope Francis on Feb. 14 was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for testing and treatment of his ongoing bronchitis, which has plagued the 88-year-old pontiff in recent weeks.
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‘Apostles of the Slavs’: Brother saints Cyril, Methodius universally celebrated Feb. 14
Sts. Cyril and Methodius. / Credit: Self-scanned, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). On Feb. 14, the universal Church honors brothers Sts. …
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Pope hospitalized with respiratory infection; condition ‘fair,’ Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis was diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection and mild fever at Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 14 after being admitted following more than a week …
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Q&A with lawyers about impact of Trump’s immigration executive orders
In order to navigate the legal challenges for immigrant communities and the churches trying to support them, National Catholic Reporter asked lawyers about what to expect in the upcoming days …
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The Bible is full of stories about people crossing borders with God’s blessing
In sacred Scripture, God’s people are often on the move. The Bible shows us migration isn’t just about survival, it’s about grace and divine reciprocity between people and the land.
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As spirituality adapts outside traditional settings, the church faces a crucial moment
The human quest for transcendence and meaning has not disappeared with modernity, but has adapted to the evolving cultural landscape.
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Your letters: ‘Hillbilly,’ complicity and USAID
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about JD Vance, Trump’s USAID spending freeze and the hierarchy’s complicity.
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St. Valentine: How a beheaded martyr became the patron saint of romantic love
The skull of St. Valentine is kept in the Greek-Catholic Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome. / Credit: nomadFra/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). …
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Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop
Readings for the Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Reading 1 Genesis 3:1-8 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God …