1st pictures of Pope Francis released since June 7 surgery
The Vatican released photos of the 86-year-old pontiff meeting the children — the first to show Francis since he was admitted for his most recent surgery on June 7.
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The Vatican released photos of the 86-year-old pontiff meeting the children — the first to show Francis since he was admitted for his most recent surgery on June 7.
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
Pope Francis was put under general anesthesia for a hernia repair
The Vatican says the 86-year-old pontiff will be under general anesthesia and then will be hospitalized for several days, ahead of a busy August.
Pope Francis is getting the surgery to fix an intestinal blockage.
Pope Francis went back to work Saturday. He took the day off to recover from a fever.
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 86-year-old pope left a hospital in Rome five days ago after doctors treated him for bronchitis.
Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Saturday.
He had pizza for dinner will be at Mass in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.
The Vatican revealed he has resumed working while undergoing treatment for a respiratory infection.
The 86-year-old pontiff once visited Philadelphia in 2015.
The 86-year-old leader of the Roman Catholic Church has been having trouble breathing in recent days.
Siafa Lewis reports.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
Doctors say he has a pulmonary infection.
Photos appearing to show the 86-year-old pontiff wrapped up in a stylish white coat quickly went viral. Chock it up to a brave, hard-to-trust new world.
The law expands protections to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent.
"The criminalization of homosexuality is a problem that cannot be ignored," the Pope said on Sunday.
After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI stepped down, that "opened the door" for Pope Francis. Former CBS3 anchor Pat Ciarrocchi was back in the studio to cover Benedict's funeral Mass.
Never in the history of the Catholic Church had a pope conducted a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, until now.
The Italian phrase is a call for sainthood for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. A similar call came at the papal funeral of John Paul II, which former CBS3 anchor Pat Ciarrocchi covered.
Former CBS3 anchor Pat Ciarrocchi looks back on the tenure of former Pope Benedict XVI after his funeral at the Vatican Thursday.
He was known as a traditionalist — "God's rottweiler" — for fiercely adhering to church doctrine. But Benedict's papacy was a papacy of firsts.
