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July 7, 2021

Pope, recovering well, had 'severe' narrowing of his colon

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.

July 6, 2021

EXPLAINER: Pope Francis, though hospitalized, is still in charge

Nothing has changed in Francis' status, role or power since he was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, even while he underwent three hours of surgery Sunday to remove half of his colon.

July 5, 2021

Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery

Pope Francis was "in good, overall condition, alert" and breathing on his own Monday, the Vatican said a day after the pontiff underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half of his colon.

July 5, 2021

Pope Francis doing 'well' after intestinal surgery, Vatican says

Pope Francis was spending his first morning convalescing on Monday in a Rome hospital following intestinal surgery under general anesthesia and reportedly doing well.

July 4, 2021

Pope Francis goes to Rome hospital for intestinal surgery

The Vatican says Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for scheduled surgery for a stenosis, or restriction, of the large intestine.

June 28, 2021

Pope voices 'affection' for Americans as he meets Blinken

Pope Francis on Monday voiced affection for the American people as he met at length with the U.S. secretary of state, the Vatican said, without indicating whether the two discussed the sharp divide among U.S. bishops over giving Holy Communion to politicians supporting abortion rights like President Joe Biden.

June 23, 2021

Vatican protests Italy's anti-homophobia law in rare public intervention: 'An unprecedented act'

The Vatican took the rare step of voicing a public objection that a proposed law to criminalize homophobia in Italy would threaten "freedom of thought." 

June 21, 2021

New York Times slammed for claiming Pope Francis 'liberal,' Catholic Church split by politics

Critics slammed The New York Times for a piece claiming Pope Francis was "liberal" and that the Catholic Church was being further polarized by a conservative movement at odds with Vatican leadership.

June 17, 2021

Pope Francis advocates for organization of workers' unions

Pope Francis is championing the right of all workers to unionize, as economic activity is poised to increase when the pandemic threat eases.

June 1, 2021

Vatican law criminalizes sexual abuse of adults by priests, laity

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.