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Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery
By Frances D'emilio — August 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery, and during the much-awaited appearance Wednesday he recalled the anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion and expressed the desire to visit Lebanon. After removing his face mask to protect against […]
2 weeks post-surgery, Pope Francis appears at Vatican window
By Frances D'emilio — July 19, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two weeks after surgery that removed a portion of his colon, Pope Francis on Sunday resumed his weekly appearances.
Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery
By Nicole Winfield, Domenico Stinellis, and Gianfranco Stara — July 14, 2021
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery.
Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital
By Nicole Winfield — July 9, 2021
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is walking, working and has celebrated Mass at a Rome hospital where he also will deliver his weekly Sunday blessing.
Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery
By Frances D'emilio — July 5, 2021
ROME (AP) — 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. Francis, 84, is expected to stay in Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic, which has a special suite reserved for popes, for […]
Pope Francis goes to Rome hospital for intestinal surgery
By Frances D'Emilio — July 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Just three hours earlier, Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter's Square and told them he will go to Hungary and Slovakia in September.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Bloodless surgery
By Sally Morrow — July 18, 2013
It began as a way to allow Jehovah’s Witnesses and others with religious prohibitions on blood transfusions to undergo surgeries.
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