Results from Tag: 'vatican'

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.

Pope Francis speaks with a child Oct. 16 after the Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square.

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.

The Sisters of Good Help in Lebanon assist people who have been displaced by the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict.

Lebanon Christians in the Crossfire/ Lumen Gentium at 60

The Catholic liturgical year draws to a close this weekend with the Feast of Christ the King, then Advent begins. We look at the Register’s Advent and Christmas guides to prepare for the season. Then, we turn to the hopes of ceasefire in Lebanon. With EWTN News contributing editor Alberto Fernandez, we get a glimpse of the conflict’s effects on Christians. And finally, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Second Vatican Council’s Lumen Gentium with Opus Dei priest Father Joseph Thomas.