Read more about the article Pope returns to Vatican, ‘is better than before,’ chief surgeon says
Pope Francis smiles as he leaves Rome's Gemelli hospital early June 16, 2023. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the pope's chief surgeon, and Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, commander of the Vatican police force, are next to the pope as he responds to questions from Spanish journalist Eva Fernández, left, and Italian journalist Vania De Luca. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope returns to Vatican, ‘is better than before,’ chief surgeon says

Pope Francis is planning to make schedule trips abroad

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Read more about the article Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia
Dr. Sergio Alfieri, a chief surgeon at Rome's Gemelli's hospital, who operated on Pope Francis June 7, 2023, speaks to reporters at the hospital as seen in this screengrab of the news conference broadcast live by Vatican Media. He said the pope was recoverying well from a three-hour surgery for a hernia. (CNS screengrab/Courtesy Vatican Media)

Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia

The abdominal surgery was performed ‘without complications’

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Read more about the article Pope accepts resignation of bishop acquitted of rape, nun files appeal
A nun is consoled during a Sept. 13, 2018, protest in Cochin, India. The protest was to demand justice after a former religious superior accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of raping her. Indian nuns questioned the church's silence in the rape case and expressed support for the complainant nun after a court acquitted Bishop Mulakkal of all charges Jan. 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Sivaram V, Reuters)

Pope accepts resignation of bishop acquitted of rape, nun files appeal

The Vatican made the announcement June 1.

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Read more about the article Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is ‘serious problem’
Pope Francis waves at a participant during a meeting of Scholas Occurentes, an educational initiative, held at the Augustinianum Institute for Patristic Studies in Rome May 25, 2023. Julian Vaqueiro, a Telemundo journalist seen in front holding a microphone, was the event's master of ceremonies, and spoke with Pope Francis in an interview released May 25. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is ‘serious problem’

‘The problem of migrants is serious, it’s serious there and it’s serious here’

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Read more about the article Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church
Pope Francis meets with Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native, during a private audience at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2022. The pope has named Bishop Prevost as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church

‘We must not hide behind an idea of authority that no longer makes sense today’

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