Pope Francis

ROME - Pope Francis' overall condition is progressively improving and his post-surgical recovery is normal, allowing him to get out of bed, be detached from intravenous tubes and resume handling some Church work from his hospital armchair on Friday (June 9). Two statements from the Vatican, one in the early…

Alamy Stock Photo File image of Pope Francis. # Vatican Pope Francis 'progressively improving and working from an armchair’ after abdominal operation Francis is expected to remain at Gemelli hospital in Rome for several days. POPE FRANCIS IS “progressively improving” and sitting in an armchair working after surgery to remove…

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Posted by African Examiner Latest News, World News Friday, June 9th, 2023  (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis is recovering well from a hernia operation and routine post-surgery examinations showed good results, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni announced on Thursday. The head of the Catholic Church underwent three hours of open…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Sent on a papal mission for peace, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned from Kyiv on Tuesday amid mixed reactions from the champions and skeptics of Pope Francis’ efforts to mediate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Pope Francis sent Zuppi, who heads the Italian Bishops’ Conference and has…

Pope Francis Pope Francis is recovering well from a hernia operation and routine post-surgery examinations showed good results, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni announced on Thursday. The head of the Catholic Church underwent three hours of open abdominal surgery under general anaesthetic at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday. The operation…

By Nicole Winfield Published : , ,   ROME (AP) — Pope Francis drank liquids, received the Eucharist and even made a brief phone call Thursday on his first full day recovering from a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the Vatican…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. The Vatican said there were no complications during the three-hour…

One coronation tradition is getting an extra special addition thanks to a personal gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III. On Wednesday, the Church of Wales announced that two shards from the collection of fragments believed to date back to the crucifixion have been incorporated into the cross that…

The Pope has gifted King Charles with fragments believed to belong to the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. The splinters from Christ's cross will form a new processional cross which will be used at during the coronation of the new King next month. The cross, made from recycled…