Before going to the hospital for colon surgery July 4, Pope Francis told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he would be visiting Hungary and Slovakia Sept. 12-15.
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Pope Francis goes to Rome hospital for intestinal surgery
Pope Francis sent to Rome hospital for stenosis surgery. The brief announcement did not say when the surgery would be performed but it said there would be announcement when the surgery is complete.
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At Easter, Pope Francis invited transgender group to Vatican to receive Covid-19 vaccine
The day before Easter this year, a group of transgender people came to the Vatican at the invitation of Pope Francis to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an official who oversees the pope’s charitable works.
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After federal executions pause, activists call on Biden to end the death penalty for good
Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction — but not enough.
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The Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct Covid-19 ‘myths and disinformation’
The Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association on Friday called for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct the “myths and disinformation” that are slowing the fight against the coronavirus.
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Biden Justice Department halts federal executions, orders review of protocols
The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
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Pope Francis to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology
Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children.
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Pope Francis congratulates Pope Benedict XVI on 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination
Pope Francis congratulated retired Pope Benedict XVI on the 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
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U.S. bishops respond to Interior Department investigation of Native American boarding schools
“We are deeply saddened by the information coming out of two former residential boarding school sites in Canada,” Chieko Noguchi, the spokesperson of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said.
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Catholic Charities helps after ‘heartbreaking’ Miami building collapse
“I have worked hurricanes, but nothing like this: It is just a look of sadness you see on everyone’s face. It is heartbreaking.”