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Surgeon says Pope doing well after first night in hospital following hernia operation

Pope Francis is doing well after his first night in hospital following abdominal surgery, the Vatican says.

The New Daily

Pope spends first night in hospital after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia

Pope Francis has spent a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall

The Independent UK

Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery

The Vatican said there were no complications in the three-hour surgery. The pope will be hospitalized for several days, and papal audiences are canceled through June 18.

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What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing

Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church

The Independent UK

What kind of surgery is Pope Francis having, and why?

The Vatican says Pope Francis has been admitted to a Rome hospital for abdominal surgery after developing a hernia linked to a 2021 operation

The Independent UK

Pope Francis will remain in hospital after a hernia-related surgery in Rome

The pope underwent "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says. The pope had complained of abdominal pain on Tuesday.

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Pope Francis: a look at his 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

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Pope Francis hospitalised for abdominal surgery

The 86-year old pontiff is at a hospital in Rome for the second time in weeks.

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Pope Francis checks in to Rome hospital for abdominal surgery

Pope Francis, 86, will have surgery on his abdomen at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday.

The New Daily

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.

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Pope Francis will be in hospital for several days after surgery

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

Wales Online

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

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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 Canberra Times

ACT govt has a lot to lose in Calvary injunction hearing

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

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Reuters

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.

The New Daily

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 Independent UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Independent UK

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

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