On “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen talks with Gerry about King Charles’ planned visit to the Vatican in April and Pope Francis’ next stage of the global synodal process.
Pope Francis
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Doctors: Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation, lung infection is ‘under control’
Pope Francis is now on his 35th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, in stable condition and slowly but surely recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.
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Doctors give upbeat report on Pope Francis
Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.
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From his hospital bed, Pope Francis calls for peace amid European rearmament
“Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the editor in chief of Corriere della Sera.
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Breaking: Pope Francis will receive King Charles III and Queen Camilla in audience in the Vatican on April 8
The visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the Vatican next month will include an audience with Pope Francis, suggesting the pope’s health is improving.
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Update: Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization
For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.
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Pope Francis to remain in hospital as his condition continues to improve
Despite continued progress in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis will continue to remain in the hospital for the time being, his doctors announced today.
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One month of Pope Francis’ hospitalization: What to expect from his slow recovery from double pneumonia
Pope Francis’ condition “continues to be stable,” and “the recovery process is slow and requires time for the consolidation of the improvements [that have been] recorded in recent days,” the Vatican said at 7 p.m. on March 14.
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The four signs of a truly synodal church
Reflecting on the final document of the synod, Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon proposes four marks of a synodal church: relating, listening, discerning and self-emptying.
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Where is God in the liturgy? A way forward for reform and renewal
How do Catholics in the United States understand the liturgy today? Five different approaches are prominent, but some share more with Pope Francis’ synodal and liturgical vision.