As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for humanity, peace and respect for the dignity of all people.
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Podcast: Pope Francis’ recovery and the church’s stance on gender dysphoria
On “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Gerard O’Connell about Pope Francis’ latest health updates and Cardinal Fernández’s recent comments on gender dysphoria.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Chest X-ray confirms improvements in Pope Francis’ condition
Pope Francis’ clinical condition “remains stable” within “the complexity of his overall situation,” and the chest X-ray carried out yesterday “confirmed the improvements that had been registered in the previous days.”
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Cardinal McElroy installed as eighth archbishop of Washington
During the nearly two-hour liturgy, Cardinal McElroy encouraged the faithful of his new archdiocese to be “pilgrims of hope in a wounded world.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is out of imminent danger. What’s next?
The pope’s doctors confirmed that his life is no longer in imminent danger but said he will have to remain in the hospital for some time, without specifying how long.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
For the first time, Pope Francis’ doctors indicate he is on the road to recovery
The pope’s doctors report that given that his “clinical condition continues to be stable” and “the improvements of recent days,” they have removed “the guarded prognosis” that they have retained throughout these past 25 days.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
From hospital bed, Pope Francis thanks volunteers worldwide and calls for peace in Syria
Despite his confinement to his hospital room, where he is being treated for double pneumonia, Pope Francis delivered two important messages on Sunday.
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Pope Francis shows ‘gradual, slight improvement,’ doctors say
Pope Francis’ continued “gradual, slight improvement” is a sign that he is responding to the therapy he is receiving at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, his doctors said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, in stable condition, continues to pray, work and rest
Pope Francis had “a restful night and woke up shortly after 8 a.m.,” the Vatican said on Friday morning, March 7. It was his 22nd night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
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What Pope Francis’ voice memo reveals about his understanding of the papacy
Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has revealed him once again as the world’s parish priest, suffering close to his people.