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Students at the Polytechnic University of Turin built the satellite that launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12, 2023. | Credit: Holy See Press Office

Satellite with Pope Francis’ Words Launches into Space

Jun 13, 2023

A satellite with Pope Francis’ words was successfully launched into space on Monday.

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of young people after his general audience Aug. 17, 2022. | Pablo Esparza/CNA

Pope Francis Laments the Spiritual Poverty in a Culture that Leads to Teen Suicides

Jun 13, 2023

Pope Francis has said that the rise in teen suicides points to a deeper spiritual poverty in our culture today that leads young people to believe they are failures.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (left), Pope Francis' surgeon, and Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruno hold a press conference Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Praying and Working from Hospital

Jun 12, 2023

The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is working from the hospital as he recovers from hernia surgery.

St. Pope John Paul II greets former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Sends Condolences after Death of Silvio Berlusconi

Jun 12, 2023

Pope Francis expressed his condolences Monday after the death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Young people from around the world held hands in St. Peter's Square during the #NotAlone human fraternity event June 10, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Treat Others with Dignity, Not as Objects

Jun 10, 2023

Pope Francis said in a message Saturday that others should be treated with dignity and respect, not as objects to exploit or throw away.

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Pope Francis Will Not Pray Public Angelus from Hospital on Sunday

Jun 10, 2023

At the recommendation of his doctors, Pope Francis will not pray the Sunday Angelus in public, the Vatican said Saturday.

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Making Normal Progress in Recovery from Abdominal Surgery

Jun 9, 2023

Pope Francis is “steadily improving” two days after he underwent abdominal surgery to correct an incisional hernia, a Vatican spokesman said Friday.

Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, pictured on July 5, 2021, as Pope Francis convalesces after a surgery. | Courtney Mares/CNA.

Pope Francis Stable, Receives Poster from Family of Baby He Baptized in Hospital in March

Jun 8, 2023

Pope Francis spent the day after undergoing abdominal surgery resting, Vatican Press Office spokesman Matteo Bruni shared in a statement Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Rome time.

A large statue of St. John Paul II at the entrance of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is recovering from surgery he underwent on June 7, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis is Recovering in Same Hospital Room where John Paul II was Treated

Jun 8, 2023

Pope Francis is recovering from abdominal surgery this week in the same hospital room where St. John Paul II was treated throughout his pontificate.

Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peter’s Square on May 31, 2023. | Adi Zace/EWTN

Pope Francis in "good general condition" One Day after Abdominal Surgery

Jun 8, 2023

One day after Pope Francis’ abdominal surgery for an incisional hernia, medical staff report that the pope is “in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally,” according to the Vatican.

Mons. Thomas John Kiangio greets Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican media

Diocesan Administrator of Tanga Catholic Diocese in Tanzania Appointed Bishop

Jun 7, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed the Diocesan administrator of Tanga Catholic Diocese in Tanzania Bishop of the same Episcopal See.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the lead surgeon for Pope Francis' abdominal surgery, speaks at a press conference at Gemelli Hospital on June 7, 2023. | Andreas Thonhauser/EWTN

Pope Francis "well, awake, alert" after Operation: Surgeon

Jun 7, 2023

Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon.

Pope Francis on the morning of June 7, 2023 shortly before heading to the hospital for abdominal surgery greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Appointments Canceled Until June 18, Italian Diocese Says

Jun 7, 2023

Pope Francis’ audiences have been canceled until June 18, an Italian Catholic diocese said Wednesday, citing the Prefecture of the Papal Household.

Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square June 7, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican: Pope Francis Out of Surgery, Recovering in Hospital

Jun 7, 2023

The Vatican said Wednesday evening that Pope Francis is out of surgery and that the abdominal operation he underwent “took place without complications.”

Pope Francis prayed before a relic of St. Therese of Lisieux at the beginning of his general audience in St. Peter's Square, and shortly before going to the hospital for an abdominal surgery, on June 7, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Prayed with Relic of St. Therese of Lisieux before Surgery

Jun 7, 2023

One of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday was to pray before a relic of St. Therese of Lisieux.

Pope Francis enters the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall in a wheelchair on May 5, 2022. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a Timeline of His Medical Issues in Recent Years

Jun 7, 2023

Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has said.

Pope Francis greeted pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a few hours before he will be hospitalized for abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Hospitalized for Abdominal Surgery

Jun 7, 2023

Pope Francis will undergo abdominal surgery under general anesthesia on Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican has confirmed.

Pope Francis’ envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on June 6, 2023, finished a “brief but intense” two-day visit to Kyiv, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Credit: Vatican News/YouTube

Papal Envoy to Ukraine Meets with President Zelenskyy, Concludes "intense" Visit

Jun 6, 2023

Pope Francis’ envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on Tuesday finished a “brief but intense” two-day visit to Kyiv, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A screenshot from Pope Francis' May 4 video message to young people attending World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. | Vatican Media

Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

Jun 6, 2023

Pope Francis’ schedule for his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 was published by the Vatican on Tuesday.

=Mons. Gian Luca Perici (right), appointed Apostolic Nuncio for the Southern African countries of Zambia and Malawi and Mons. Alfred Chaima (left), appointed as Local Ordinary of Zomba Diocese in Malawi. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio for Zambia/Malawi, Bishop for Malawian Diocese

Jun 5, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Gian Luca Perici as the Apostolic Nuncio for the Southern African countries of Zambia and Malawi.