Pope Francis Current Events Part 5

[An Ard Ri]

Here's a video from the new Swiss Guards Ceremony at the Vatican.

 

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Pope Francis received Alberto Ospina Carreno, Ambassador of Colombia, today, May 8:


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Pope Francis held his Weekly General Audience with The Head of Coptic Orthodox Church ,Tawadros II in Saint Peter's Square

 

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Today, May 11, Pope Francis received Tawadros II, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and participants in the General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis:


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Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended the General States of Birth meeting in Rome today, May 12:


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Pope Francis also met with members of the Italian Conference of Missionary Institutes at the Vatican to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

 

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Pope Francis met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, May 13:


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Video:

From St. Peter's Square, recitation of the Regina Caeli Prayer led by Pope Francis.

 

[An Ard Ri]

a little more on the meeting of the Pope and President Zelensky

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65581170

 

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Today, May 20, Pope Francis met participants in the General Chapter of the Company of Mary, members of the dioceses of Spoleto and Norcia and confirmees of the Diocese of Genoa:


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The Pope met with The Archbishop of York yesterday at the Vatican,who thanked the Holy Father for the king's Coronation gift.

 

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Today, May 25, Pope Francis met with students from international Catholic Schools and attended the 77th CEI General Assembly meeting with Bishops and delegates of the Synodal Path:


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Breaking:
Pope misses Friday audiences because of fever, Vatican says

The Vatican spokesperson, Matteo Bruni, did not provide any further details on the health of the 86-year-old Roman Catholic leader.

“Because of a fever, Pope Francis did not receive [anyone] in audiences this morning,” Bruni said in response to a reporter’s question about why none were listed on his daily schedule earlier in the day.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...day-audiences-because-of-a-fever-vatican-says

 

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The Pope met with American Film Director Martin Scorsese during an audience at the Vatican.

 

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Pope Francis awarded the Paul VI Prize to Italian President Mattarella yesterday, May 29:


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Pope Francis received Rabbi Avi Tawil, Director of the European Center of the Jewish Community, Christopher John Kempczinski, President of McDonald's Corporation, and participants in the Green and Blue Festival on today's World Environment Day:


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Pope Francis had a check up this morning at Rome's Gemelli hospital but has since left.
https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-in-hospital-for-check-up-12897359

 

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Pope Francis is admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he will undergo abdominal surgery on Wednesday afternoon. He is expected to remain in hospital for some days to allow for full recovery.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/...melli-surgery-abdominal-hernia-statement.html

 

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More surgery for Pope Francis, this time for a hernia operation!

 

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Pope Francis: Three-hour long surgery completed without complications
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-06/pope-francis-three-hour-long-surgery-completed.html

The surgeon who operated on Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon tells journalists the operation went ahead without complications and the Pope is alert and in good spirits.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/...urgery-gemelli-hospital-surgeon-briefing.html

 

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Pope Francis remained in hospital yesterday and missed the weekly Angelus blessing at the Vatican.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-misses-public-blessing-1.6872829

 

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Pope Francis was released from hospital this morning, June 16:


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Pope Francis received Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today, June 20:


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Pope Francis also met with John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate on June 19th at the Vatican.

 

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Pope Francis received Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today, June 20:


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Vatican diplomacy.Wonderfull,and mostly out of sight,but a strong force.

 

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Today, June 21, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had an audience with Pope Francis:

 

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Pope Francis received the new Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See

 

[Curryong]

Very pleased to see the Pope now out and about, attending to his duties and looking quite hale and hearty.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Very pleased to see the Pope now out and about, attending to his duties and looking quite hale and hearty.

Yes the Holy Father is looking a lot better post surgery and was back to his duties a few days after his hernia operation.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Pope was present at the arrival of a Replica of a 1st Century Boat boat which was recovered from the Sea of Galilee in the Holy Land.