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Pope Francis
As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters
Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital April 1 after being treated for bronchitis.
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Pope Francis
UPDATE: Doctors say pope can be discharged from hospital
Spending what should be his last afternoon and evening in the hospital, Pope Francis visited children in the pediatric oncology ward. He also baptized an infant boy...
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The Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church from Alaska to Alabama
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Pope Francis
UPDATE: Doctors report 'marked improvement' in pope's condition
Pope Francis remains hospitalized for what the Vatican says is a respiratory infection, but was showing improvement March 30.
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Racism
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican disavows 'doctrine of discovery'
Last year representatives of Canada's First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities asked Pope Francis to repudiate the so-called "doctrine of discovery." Native communities...
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USCCB Statement on “Doctrine of Discovery”
The Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development released today a Joint Statement on the “Doctrine of Discovery.” The matter at...
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U.S. Bishops' President Asks Faithful to Pray for Pope Francis' Speedy Recovery
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday afternoon March 29, Pope Francis was taken to Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Reports followed that Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will...
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Pope Francis
UPDATE: Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
The Vatican said the pope does not have COVID-19, but he will stay in the hospital several days for treatment of the respiratory infection.
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Pope Francis
Jesus renews life, hope even when all seems lost, pope says
The Gospel story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead reflects Jesus' power to bring new life and hope to people, Pope Francis said when he explored the Gospel reading...
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Evangelization
Pope's message of hope headed to space, audio beamed back to earth
On the third anniversary of Pope Francis' solo prayer for the world in St. Peter's Basilica during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican announced that his...