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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…

Pope Francis will skip Sunday’s customary public prayer and blessing, on doctor's advice. The 86-year-old underwent a three-hour-long operation on Wednesday, using general anesthesia. Doctors removed increasingly painful scarring that resulted from previous abdominal surgeries as well as repaired a hernia in the abdominal wall, with the insertion of a…

MANILA, Philippines – Thirty Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa, joined Pope Francis in appealing for closer brotherhood and sisterhood to prevent war, sexual violence, forced migration, and the manipulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The Pope, who was supposed to physically join the Nobel laureates…

World Pope Francis, "wisely" following doctors' advice, remains in hospital and will skip Sunday's customary public blessing to allow himself to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week, his surgeon told reporters. Pontiff's recovery from abdominal surgery proceeding in 'absolutely normal' manner, surgeon saysThomson Reuters · Posted: Jun 10,…

Pope Francis, following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow him to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week, his surgeon said. Sergio Alfieri, who operated on the pontiff, also told reporters at Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome that blood and imaging tests indicate that the 86-year-old…