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Jul 14

Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

By Nicole Winfield, Domenico Stinellis, Gianfranco Stara, Associated Press

Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon.

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Jul 07

Pope had severe narrowing of the colon, no mention of cancer

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery continues to be "regular and satisfactory," the Vatican said Wednesday, as it revealed that final examinations showed he had suffered a "severe" narrowing of his colon.

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Jul 05

Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery, Vatican says

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

The brief medical bulletin contained the first details the Vatican released after the Pope underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half his colon.

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Jul 04

Pope Francis in hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Sunday for scheduled surgery on his large intestine, the Vatican said. The news came just three hours after Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square and told them he…

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Jun 30

Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools. The meeting comes amid calls for a papal apology for Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children.

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Jun 06

Pope voices ‘pain’ over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.” But he didn’t offer…

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Jun 01

Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

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Apr 04

In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered severe social and economic suffering and swollen the ranks of the poor.

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Mar 21

Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait

By Associated Press

Pope Francis has denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and continues to be shameful. Francis in a tweet on Sunday called racism “a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and…

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Mar 16

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Could the Vatican’s decree on same-sex unions turn people away from church?

By Amna Nawaz

After Pope Francis initially signaled support for same-sex unions, the Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot support them, saying God “cannot bless sin.” The latest decree has disappointed LGBTQ advocates and cast doubt on the church’s acceptance of…

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