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The Vatican is hoping Pope Francis will have recovered from his bout with a serious chest infection to preside over Easter services The Pope is set to be

The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis

Last month, Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Johnson v. McIntosh turned 200 years old. Most 1Ls read this case in property. In this canonical decision, Marshall explained that European explorers "acquired" land in the Americas pursuant to the discovery doctrine. Of course, indigenous people already resided on this territory, but…

Vatican officials say Pope Francis' condition is continually improving after being hospitalised for a respiratory infection.

Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands

Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, the Vatican said on Thursday, a day after the pope was hospitalised with breathing difficulties.

The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

After decades of demands by Indigenous people, Vatican ‘repudiates’ theories that backed colonial-era seizure of lands.

The pontiff was taken to hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing problems and chest pain

While the Vatican has looked to play down worries over Pope Francis' health, his sudden hospitalisation has highlighted the 86-year-old pontiff's increasing frailty.

Doctors say 86-year-old has shown marked improvement and has been treated for bronchitis