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Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi at he Senate, in Rome, on Oct. 26, 2022. Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday, April 5, 2023, with apparent respiratory problems, Italian media reported. The 86-year-old three-time premier was in intensive care at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, the clinic where he routinely receives care, LaPresse news agency, Sky TG24 and Corriere della Sera reported, without citing sources. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Wed,04/05/23-6:12AM , 603 Reads
ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy's foreign minister said.
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Pope Francis arrives for a pilgrimage at the Lac Saint Anne, Canada, on July 26, 2022. The Vatican on Thursday, March 30, 2023, responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Thu,03/30/23-5:03AM , 368 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.
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A statue of late Pope St. John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, after The Vatican said Pope Francis has been taken there in the afternoon for some scheduled tests. The Vatican provided no details, including how long the 86-year-old pope would remain at Gemelli University Hospital, where he underwent surgery in 2021. But his audiences through Friday were canceled, raising questions about Francis' participation during the Vatican's Holy Week activities starting Sunday.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope showing 'marked improvement,' could leave hospital soon
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Thu,03/30/23-2:44AM , 3,561 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported.
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Pope Francis hugs a child at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope to be hospitalized for days with respiratory infection
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Wed,03/29/23-9:19AM , 444 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.
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