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A look at Pope Francis' health over the years

Pope Francis has had three hospitalizations since he was elected pope in 2013, and underwent major surgery as a young man to have part of one lung removed

The Independent UK

Pope to undergo hernia operation

 ROME: Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for “several days”, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Pope Francis will be in hospital for several days after surgery

The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anaesthesia

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Pope Francis, 86, in hospital for major surgery under general anaesthetic

The operation comes two years after a flare up and narrowing of the large intestine meant that Pope Francis, 86, needed to have 13 inches of his colon removed at a hospital in Rome's Gemelli Hospital

Daily Mirror

Pope Francis recovering in hospital after abdominal surgery

The pontiff had an operation on his intestine and will not be allowed to go home for around a week

The Independent UK

Pope appears at general audience after hospital checkup

Pope Francis appears in good form a day after he went to the hospital for a checkup

The Independent UK

ACT govt has a lot to lose in Calvary injunction hearing

There will be a hearing in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy discusses peace moves with Papal envoy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the Vatican on Tuesday to contribute to the implementation of a Ukrainian peace plan during talks with a Papal envoy about Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

Pope briefly in hospital for scheduled tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican

Pope Francis has made a quick trip to the hospital for tests

The Independent UK

Vatican sends envoy to Ukraine to 'sound out' possibilities for peace talks

Pope Francis has sent Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on a two-day peace mission to Kyiv to sound out government authorities in a bid to help end the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Papal envoy heads to Ukraine to 'listen carefully' to possible peace plans

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, headed to Kyiv on Monday for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities.

Reuters

Vatican reconsecrates St Peter’s altar after naked man’s Ukraine protest

The Vatican has conducted what it calls a purification rite after a naked man climbed on the altar of St Peter's Basilica.

The New Daily

Vatican cardinal performs rite at desecrated altar in St. Peter's Basilica after naked protest

The archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica has performed a special rite at the basilica's main altar

The Independent UK

Pope Francis to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics

Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China.

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Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation

Pope Francis is warning the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work

The Independent UK

Man strips naked on Vatican church altar in protest over Ukraine war

Unidentified man has inscription painted on his back calling for children in Ukraine to be saved

Reuters

Naked man jumps on altar of St. Peter's to protest Ukraine war

A man visiting St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.

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U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

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Calvary takeover bill passes ACT's parliament

There was a fiery debate in the Assembly.

The Independent UK

Vatican questions $17 million donation to impact investing fund, moves to prevent similar gifts

The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created

Reuters

Beyond the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums says 'we are much more'

Barbara Jatta, the first woman to head the Vatican Museums, wants visitors to avoid being suffocated by the crowds and take in the lesser-known - but spectacular - attractions she helps to oversee.

Reuters

Vatican chastises bishops who stoke division on social media

The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church.

The Guardian - UK

The pope and Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican back in the spotlight over mystery of missing girl

She was 15 when she was last seen alive in Rome. Her brother explains why he backs a new theory featured in a TV show

The Independent UK

Pope Francis resumes regular appointments after canceling schedule with a fever

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever

Reuters

Pope Francis resumes audiences after fever

Pope Francis on Saturday resumed audiences following a bout of fever that forced him to skip them on Friday.

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