Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, as he arrives for an audience with employees in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec.

State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) filed a bill last week that would make it easier for owners of office and commercial properties to convert those spaces to apartments. The bill would prevent cities and counties from requiring those owners to go through a rezoning process. Dallas man sentenced in insurance fraud scheme. Jordan Ford was sentenced to 13 years in prison for a $5 million insurance fraud scheme involving eight other people. Federal authorities say Ford was the scheme’s mastermind, which involved obtaining clients’ personal information and changing their accounts to direct payments to his bank accounts. Former Dallas bishop is the Vatican’s Camerlengo. Cardinal Kevin Farrell was the bishop of the Diocese of Dallas from 2007 to 2016 before becoming a cardinal. Pope Francis appointed Farrell the Camerlengo in 2019. Should Pope Francis die, Farrell would be responsible for notifying the College of Cardinals. He would also act as the Vatican City head of state until a new pope is selected. The weather won’t suck this week. Remember how it was super cold last week, and we had to let our faucets drip? This week will bring highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s, more sun, and a good chance that your office thermostat will render your work environment extremely toasty after finally being adjusted for last week’s shenanigans.

VATICAN CITY >> Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said today.

By Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen and Rob Picheta, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — Pope Francis was being treated in a hospital in Rome for bronchitis and to have medical examinations, the Vatican said Friday,

Vatican City • After six days in the hospital, Pope Francis asked that his doctors give a news conference Friday to explain his medical condition. While the doctors said they are optimistic about the pontiff returning home to the Vatican in the coming weeks,

After spending nearly a week in the hospital, the Vatican now says Pope Francis is in critical condition. "It's up to God to take him or have him continue doing a good job," one Rhode Islander said. It was another day of Holy Year celebrations,

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb.

People pray in the courtyard around a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 23, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' condition remained "critical" the evening of Feb.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Doctors have had to change treatment for Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection to tackle a "complex clinical situation" and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary,

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition. Logistical aspects such as renting terrace space to get the best camera angles of St.

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed supplemental oxygen and blood transfusions after a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis.