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Men Ordained at Jubilee Mass are Told</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">"Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and divest ourselves," Pope Francis said in a message to 23 men from eight countries, including three from the United States, who were ordained permanent deacons in St. Peter's Basilica.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/pope-has-respiratory-crisis-doctors-say-prognosis-reserved/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250221T1418-POPE-HEALTH-FRIDAY-1790424-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope has Respiratory ‘Crisis,’ Doctors Say ‘Prognosis Reserved’</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">Pope Francis experienced "an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows" Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/popes-chronic-lung-condition-plus-infection-are-serious-doctor-says/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250221T1345-POPE-HEALTH-FRIDAY-1790414-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope’s Chronic Lung Condition Plus Infection are Serious, Doctor Says</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">While Pope Francis' life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in his lungs means he is not completely "out of danger," said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical and surgical sciences at Rome's Gemelli hospital.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/pope-continues-showing-slight-improvement-vatican-says/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250218T0845-POPE-HEALTH-TUESDAY-1790196-240x158.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope Continues Showing ‘Slight’ Improvement, Vatican Says</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">On his sixth full day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, "the Holy Father's clinical condition is improving slightly," the Vatican said.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/popes-condition-stable-tests-show-some-improvement/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250219T1300-POPE-HEALTH-WEDNESDAY-1790269-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope’s Condition Stable; Tests Show Some Improvement</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">Pope Francis' doctors described his condition as "stable" late Feb. 19 even though "blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory markers," which are used to monitor infections, a Vatican medical bulletin said.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/pope-diagnosed-with-bilateral-pneumonia/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250218T0845-POPE-HEALTH-TUESDAY-1790198-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope Diagnosed with Bilateral Pneumonia</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">After undergoing a CT scan Feb. 18, Pope Francis was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/popes-therapy-adjusted-again-after-tests-reveal-polymicrobial-infection/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250215T1300-POPE-HOSPITALIZED-BRONCHITIS-1790077-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope’s Therapy Adjusted Again After Tests Reveal ‘Polymicrobial Infection’</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">On his fourth day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was without fever and devoted some time to work, the Vatican said.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/pope-calls-artists-to-be-custodians-of-the-beatitudes-during-jubilee/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250216T0805-JUBILEE-ARTISTS-MASS-1790079-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Pope Calls Artists to be ‘Custodians of the Beatitudes’ During Jubilee</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">Artists and cultural figures must be "custodians of the beatitudes," embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth and inspire hope in a troubled world, Pope Francis wrote to people participating in the Jubilee for Artists and the World of Culture.</p></div></a><a href="https://catholicphilly.com/2025/02/pope-francis/hospitalized-with-respiratory-infection-pope-improving-vatican-says/" class="subbox regular"><div class="box-image" style="background-image: url(https://catholicphilly.com/media-files/2025/02/20250215T1300-POPE-HOSPITALIZED-BRONCHITIS-1790075-240x160.jpg); border-color: #f4c700; "></div><div class="box-info"><h2 class="box-head">Hospitalized with Respiratory Infection, Pope Improving, Vatican Says</h2><p class="box-excerpt sans">Pope Francis' condition improved during his first 24 hours in Rome's Gemelli hospital with tests confirming he has a respiratory tract infection and his doctors ordering complete rest, the Vatican said.</p></div></a> </div> <div id="sidebar" role="complementary" class="stickypadding no-print"><div 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