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[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV suggests he believes Pope Francis is in heavenThe remark by the American pope has raised eyebrows and given rise to speculation of a papal canonization, though such an event is unlikely in the immediate future. Pope Leo XIV commented Sunday that he believed Pope Francis was in heaven, thus echoing a phrase employed by a prominent cardinal just prior to the conclave.Some 200,000 people are estimated to have been present in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the opening Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.Just around a month after the death of Pope Francis, the...

Rome is living these days in an atmosphere of unreality. The sentiment conveyed in the Eternal City, in the midst of the pre-conclave period, is a mixture of bewilderment, discretion, and silence. Francis was gone with a speed that no one expected - not even his own allies - and the sectors most in favor of his pontificate seem to have dissolved away without the capacity of reaction. There are no meetings, no strategy, no slogans. The pontificate is over and “Franciscanism”, if it ever existed as a solid body, has imploded. The College of Cardinals, for its part, presents...

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” that Pope Francis was not “living in some alternative world,” so he understood the climate crisis. Kerry said, “He boldly stood up in front of Congress despite the fact there were some denialists there. He spoke the truth. And the climate crisis presents us, ironically, with one of the great economic opportunities of all time. And I think that, you know, the Holy Father knew that there were jobs there, but also the people who get most affected by the downside of what’s happening are the...

Cardinal Müller in Interview: "Pope a successor of Peter, not of his predecessor"; "Pope not a symbol of secularized religion"; "We cannot accept that atheistic Communists, enemies of humanity, write our catechism books."Cardinal Müller granted the following interview to Iacopo Scaramuzzi, for Italian daily Repubblica, and published yesterday:Iacopo ScaramuzziRepubblicaRome, April 24, 2025“The future pope is not a successor of his predecessor but a successor of Peter": thus German Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a member of the conservative wing of the College of Cardinals.Your Eminence what are your feelings at this moment?“A chapter in the history of the Church has closed....

Menu ADVERTISEMENT JFK’s Radical Grandson Accuses Vice President J.D. Vance of ‘Killing the Pope’ in Unhinged Online Rant by Jim Hᴏft Apr. 23, 2025 8:00 am265 Comments TruthTweetShareGettrGab Credit: Office of the Vice President / X Jack Schlossberg—grandson of former President John F. Kennedy—lashed out on social media Monday morning, accusing Vice President J.D. Vance of “killing the pope” just hours after the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis. The accusation comes after Pope Francis’s passing, ending his 12-year tenure as head of the Roman Catholic Church. Vance, a Catholic convert since 2019, had a brief private meeting with...

All federal and state flags will be displayed at half-staff this week in a show of respect for the recent passing of Pope Francis.

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The Barack Obama of the Roman Catholic Church Has DiedThe twelve-year reign of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, as the head of the Roman Catholic Church began shortly after the strange and still-unexplained resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, and seven weeks into the second term of Barack Obama as president of the United States. It was fitting that Obama was president during the first four years of Francis’ papacy, as Francis was the Barack Obama of popes: just as Obama did as president of the United States, Pope Francis worked to weaken, instead of strengthen, the institution he was leading,...

Francis didn’t change Catholic teaching, but he pushed a moral relativism in which theology and doctrine are negotiable.Pope Francis’ famous exhortation to Catholic youth just months after being elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in March 2013 was “Hagan lio!” — “make a mess!” Twelve years later, upon his death Easter Monday morning at age 88, it’s fair to say that Francis took his own advice, making a mess of his pontificate and leaving the Catholic Church in a state of confusion and disarray.When he ascended the throne of Saint Peter as the first Jesuit pope and first...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the Catholic Church died Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. He had been the pope for 12 years, ascending to the head of the papacy on March 13, 2013.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has died...

[Catholic Caucus] A sick Pope and a paralysed Vatican: who is actually running the Catholic Church?A greatly enfeebled Pope Francis is now living in enforced isolation in a suite at his Santa Marta residence that has been converted into hospital accommodation. He won’t be resuming public duties for two months, we are told – and even his senior advisors have limited access to him. As a result, it’s really not clear who is in charge of the Catholic Church. And, as Damian Thompson reports in this episode of Holy Smoke, it’s by no means clear when this paralysis will end;...

Vatican to turn off lights for ‘earth hour’ raising awareness of climate changeThe Vatican has a history of promoting ecological issues under Pope Francis, who has made it a key point of his pontificate.The Vatican is once again turning off its lights to participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour on Saturday, citing ecological concerns.In a brief press note issued Friday night, the office of St. Peter’s Basilica noted its participation in the annual event. As such, the light on the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica will be switched off for an hour at 8:30 pm Saturday, to join...

nconfirmed reports from “reliable sources” in Rome are saying that Pope Francis has less than 72 hours to live. LifeSiteNews’ Vatican correspondent Michael Haynes has relayed reports citing “reliable sources” at the Gemelli Hospital which say Francis has less than 72 hours to live. The reports have not been verified by Vatican officials. @messainlatino reports reliable sources at the Gemelli Hospital saying Pope Francis has under 72hrs to live Gemelli's chaplain now urges people to pray with a “hope against all hope” This comes after Francis' lengthy breathing crisis Sat & 'mild' kidney failure Sun

There have been vigils and masses across the world as Catholics pray for Pope Francis who's still in a critical condition in hospital although - according to a Vatican spokesman this evening - he's had 'no further respiratory crises'.

News is breaking Saturday afternoon that Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for over a week with an acute respiratory illness, has had a significant health setback and is now in critical condition. This situation is so serious that some are speculating the pontiff may now take the exceedingly rare option of resigning his role as head of the Catholic Church to make way for someone younger and healthier to assume the papacy. BREAKING 🔴Vatican: The Pope is in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/o6pCP1JMyV— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 22, 2025The 88-year-old pope first entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14...

In a wide-ranging interview, Archbishop Viganò praised Donald Trump for the 'return of the U.S. to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which defends the right to life for all, reaffirms the importance of the family,' and affirms no international ‘right’ to abortion.(LifeSiteNews) — The following article is from an interview between Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli and Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò for the blog Duc in Altum on February 16, 2025. Aldo Maria Valli: Your Excellency, the Trump Administration’s decision to put a stop to the immigration policies of the woke Left was part of the electoral platform that brought Donald...

Rome — Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting a "complex clinical picture" that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concern grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in recent days and Monday indicate the pope is suffering from a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection" that has necessitated a further change in his drug therapy. There was no timeframe given for his hospitalization, which has already sidelined him for longer than a 2023 hospitalization for pneumonia. Bruni said the complexity of his symptoms "will require...

Pope Francis’ Letter To U.S. Bishops Sows Confusion Over ImmigrationOn several key points, it’s unclear how Pope Francis’ view of immigration squares with the teachings of the Catholic Church.In a letter sent to U.S. bishops on Tuesday, Pope Francis attacked President Trump’s immigration policy, calling the president’s plan for mass deportations “a major crisis,” and condemning “any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality.” The pope also appeared to take a swipe at recent remarks by Vice President J.D. Vance about the Catholic concept of ordo amoris, the order of charity, as it...

Trump border czar Tom Homan dismisses Pope’s attack on immigration policy: ‘Fix the Catholic Church’Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, dismissed Pope Francis’ criticism of U.S. immigration policy, arguing the Vatican ‘has a wall’ while condemning U.S. policies aimed at securing the nation’s sovereignty.President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan robustly rejected Pope Francis’ criticism of the administration’s border policies, saying the Pope “ought to fix the Catholic Church and concentrate on his work and leave border enforcement to us.”Speaking to reporters outside the White House last night, Homan issued succinct comments on Pope Francis’ surprise letter sent yesterday to the...