Pope Francis out of hospital 9 days after abdominal surgery
His surgeon quipped that the 86-year-old pontiff was "better than before' the surgery. Francis smiled and waved as he left the hospital.
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His surgeon quipped that the 86-year-old pontiff was "better than before' the surgery. Francis smiled and waved as he left the hospital.
The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff was in surgery for about three hours Wednesday and there were no complications.
This is the pope's second abdominal surgery in two years.
By the end of the pope's appearance, some 100,00 people had flocked to the square in time for the pontiff's speech, according to the Vatican's crowd count.
The pontiff called for peace and trust worldwide. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
Pope Francis led Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Holy Thursday just days after getting treated for bronchitis. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett to discuss.
The 86-year-old pontiff received antibiotics administered intravenously during his three-day hospital stay.
Pope Francis was being treated for bronchitis.
Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.
Pope Francis has been hospitalized with bronchitis for two days.
The Vatican says the pontiff, 86, "rested well" and even "resumed work," as the faithful held a vigil for him outside a Rome hospital for the second time since 2021.
The Vatican says Pope Francis does not have COVID-19, but he does have a respiratory infection and will remain in the hospital for at least a few days. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome. CBS2's Doug Williams reports.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is in a hospital in Rome because of a respiratory infection. CBS2's Doug Williams reports.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
Pontiff tells The Associated Press, "Being homosexual is not a crime. It's a human condition."
Pope Francis says laws around the world criminalizing homosexuality are "unjust," and he wants Catholic bishops in nations that have such laws to work towards overturning them. CBS2's Tony Aiello has details and reaction.
It was the first time in hundreds of years a sitting pope presided over his predecessor's funeral.
Never in the history of the Catholic Church had a pope conducted a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, until now.
It's the first time in hundreds of years that a sitting pope has led the services for his predecessor. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The historic service will be the first time in modern church history that a sitting Pope will celebrate the funeral mass of his predecessor.
He was known as a traditionalist — "God's rottweiler" — for fiercely adhering to church doctrine. But Benedict's papacy was a papacy of firsts.
Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his retired predecessor's death.
Pope Francis asked people to keep praying for his predecessor "in these difficult hours."
