Pope Francis

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis has emerged from a three-hour hernia surgery without complications. CBN News reports that Pope Francis will remain at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for several days. He has canceled all appearances through June 18. During the operation, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, that had caused…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Thursday he was short of breath and still feeling the effects of anesthesia from abdominal surgery two weeks ago. Francis made the comments to explain why he chose not to deliver a prepared speech to visiting charity workers for Eastern rite churches. Instead, the…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, met on Tuesday with Cuba’s president, part of the Holy See’s attention to the communist-led Caribbean island nation. The Holy See’s brief statement of the private meeting with President Miguel Diaz-Canel gave…

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Skip to main content HomeU.S.SportsEntertainmentLifeMoneyTechTravelOpinionFor SubscribersWeatherInvestigationsCrosswordsHumankindNewslettersSupport LocalCouponsGive FeedbackMediaFor YouContributor ContentObituaries In 2021, Pope Francis chose Sister Nathalie Becquart to serve as the first female undersecretary for the Synod of Bishops, making her one of the most powerful women in the Vatican. Now, as a historic synod approaches, Sister Becquart is…

VATICAN CITY, Italy – Pope Francis has instructed Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, former private secretary to the late Pope Benedict, to return to his native Germany without any new assignment by the end of the month. This decision was announced in a brief statement issued by the Vatican on Thursday, June…

Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital Friday where the 86-year-old was recovering from abdominal surgery, after the procedure sparked renewed concerns over his health. The pontiff left hospital in a wheelchair and spoke with well-wishers and medical staff who had gathered outside the entrance to…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “Still alive,” Pope Francis reassured the world as he returned to the Vatican on Friday after a 10-day stay at the hospital following surgery to repair a hernia. The pope will now resume his public schedule, beginning with his Sunday Angelus prayer overlooking St. Peter’s Square.…

Updated June 16, 2023 at 6:16 PM Published June 16, 2023 at 5:48 PM ROME - Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, and his doctor said he was stronger than before. The 86-year-old pontiff left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Published : , ,   ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was discharged Friday from the Rome hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery to repair a hernia and remove scarring from previous operations, with his surgeon saying the pontiff was “better than before” his nine-day hospitalization. Francis, 86, left…