Pope Francis speaks with a child Oct. 16 after the Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis speaks with a child Oct. 16 after the Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square. (photo: Fabrizio Maffei / Shutterstock)

A 2024 Look Back at Vatican and US Happenings (Dec. 28)

As 2024 draws to an end we discuss what’s happened this year at the Vatican and at home in the U.S. EWTN News’ senior Vatican analyst Francis Rocca gives us a look back at papal trips, papal teachings and papal prayers of Pope Francis. Then, Register staff writer Peter Laffin walks us through the top events in the U.S. Church this past year.

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis Returns to the Vatican

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican last Sunday and is expected now to face two months of rest and recovery. Is this a new phase in his pontificate? This week on Register Radio, we talk to Frank Rocca, EWTN News Senior Vatican Analyst. And, as we move closer to Holy Week, the Register has taken a long look at the “Art of Holy Week.” We are joined by Dominican Sister Mary Madeline Todd from Aquinas College and a contributor to our coverage.