Pope Francis hospitalized at Gemelli for bronchitis

A photograph shows an outside view of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 8, 2023. / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / Getty Vatican City, Feb 14, 2025 / 06:05 am (CNA). The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14, following meetings with a number of people, including the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico.

'Apostles of the Slavs': Brother saints Cyril, Methodius universally celebrated Feb. 14

Sts. Cyril and Methodius. / Credit: Self-scanned, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Their evangelization efforts were so great in Church history that Pope John Paul II named Sts. Cyril and Methodius the patron saints of Europe.