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Pope Francis’ Medical Condition Continues to Improve, Vatican Says
Though the Holy Father’s pneumonia symptoms have not changed since Wednesday, his current medical condition is no longer considered ‘critical.’
Pope Francis showed more signs of recovery on Thursday, but more time is needed to determine his medical prognosis.
“Due to the complexity of the clinical picture, further days of clinical stability are needed to clarify the prognosis,” the Vatican said Thursday.
He’s made history as first African American to be cardinal, archbishop of Washington
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — When Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory became the first African American cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church Nov. 28, 2020, some of his thoughts were far from Rome while he received his red hat during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica.
He reflected on that moment In a recent interview with the Catholic Standard and Spanish-language El Pregonero archdiocesan newspapers.
Pope Francis, still battling double pneumonia, slightly improving
by Christopher White | National Catholic Reporter
Pope Francis has shown “further slight improvement” in his battle with double pneumonia and earlier concerns over possible kidney failure have been resolved.
According to a Vatican statement released at 6:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Feb. 26, blood tests on the 88-year-old pope also show continued improvement.
‘Dei’ means of God, Bishop Campbell says at annual Mass celebrating Black History Month
By Nicole Olea | Catholic Standard
On a bright but cold Saturday morning, Catholics from across The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington gathered at the Church of the Incarnation in Washington, D.C., for the annual Mass celebrating Black History Month. The church’s rainbow-colored stained-glass windows cast multicolored light across the sanctuary, while images of seven U.S. Black Catholics on the path to sainthood – known as the “Saintly Seven” – were displayed at the altar.