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FILE-- In this image made available by Vatican Media, Pope Francis caresses an infant before baptizing him with the name of Miguel Angel, Friday, March 31, 2023, inside the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic where he was treated for bronchitis. The family of the infant sent a get-well-soon note to Francis, Thursday, June 8, 2023, after he underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. (AP Photo/Vatican Media, file)

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Pope drinks liquids, makes brief call after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-1:49AM , 174 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis drank liquids, received the Eucharist and even made a brief phone call Thursday on his first full day recovering from a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the Vatican
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Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. During the period between the end of one pontificate and the election of a new pope the camerlengo, or chamberlain, runs the administration and finances of the Holy See, but under canon law Pope Francis was still pope, fully in charge of running the Vatican and the 1.3-billion-strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and undergoing surgery Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Wed,06/07/23-1:25PM , 166 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' three-hour surgery Wednesday raised a question about what happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated and cannot lead the Catholic Church.

The answer: nothing.
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Pope Francis meets with pilgrims from Concesio and Sotto il Monte on the 60th anniversary of the death of Pope John XXIII and the election of Paul VI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, June 3, 2023. Pope Francis warned the Vatican's missionary fundraisers on Saturday to not allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Sat,06/03/23-4:05AM , 158 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship.
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he attends the world's first meeting of the 'Educational Eco-Cities' promoted by the 'Scholas Occurrentes', at the Vatican, Thursday, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope Francis skips meeting because he is running a fever, the Vatican says
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Fri,05/26/23-8:12AM , 282 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever after a particularly busy day, the Vatican said.
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