Pope Francis says he’s still feeling the effects of anesthesia from abdominal surgery two weeks ago and that his breathing ‘isn’t good.’
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Vatican releases Synod document calling for discussion of women, LGBT Catholics, church authority and more
The synod’s working document, released at the Vatican on June 20, highlights three priorities for building a synodal church: communion, mission and participation.
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A boat carrying 750 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. The tragedy reflects a worldwide refugee crisis.
At the end of 2022, according to the United Nations, more than 108 million people worldwide “were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order.” The figure represents an increase of almost 20 million people over 2021.
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Pope Francis returns to the Vatican ‘better than before,’ chief surgeon says
“The pope is fine. He’s better than before,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon who operated on the pope June 7 to repair a hernia; he also operated on the pope in 2021.
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Podcast: How the Vatican talks about Pope Francis’ hospitalization
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell tells host Colleen Dulle what he has heard from sources who have spoken to the pope in recent days.
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Explainer: What the Vatican tells the public when the pope is sick
How does the Vatican communicate about the pope’s health—and what accounts for their changing tactics?
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Pope Francis directs Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary to return to his home diocese without new assignment
In his book, “Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside Benedict XVI,” Archbishop Georg Gänswein admitted that a “climate of trust” had never been created between him and Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis to leave hospital tomorrow and return to Vatican
Pope Francis’ recovery from an operation for an incisional hernia on June 7 has “progressed in a regular way,” and he will be discharged from hospital and return to the Vatican on Friday morning, June 16.
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Pope Francis to U.N. Security Council: ‘The time has come to say an emphatic no to war’
In a message to the U.N. Security Council, Pope Francis expressed opposition to war: “We are all brothers and sisters, journeying on the same earth, dwelling in a single common home.”
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Pope Francis will likely return to the Vatican later this week
A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.