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Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years

March 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis enters the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall in a wheelchair on May 5, 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Mar 29, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “some days” after being diagnosed with a respiratory infectio… […]

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How a forgotten nun’s visions shed ‘new light’ on the life of St. Joseph

March 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

A detail from St. Joseph with the Child, by Francesco Conti (1681–1760) / Public domain

CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA).
St. Joseph does not have any words recorded in sacred Scripture, but the published meditations of an 18th-century … […]

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‘Flavors of home’: Benedict XVI’s favorite restaurant in Rome

January 3, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

A table dedicated to Benedict XVI in his favorite Rome restaurant, Cantina Tirolese. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome, Italy, Jan 3, 2023 / 07:45 am (CNA).
The personnel of Cantina Tirolese in Rome will pay their final respects to Benedict XVI in St. … […]

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A snapshot of an exhausting 2022

December 30, 2022 Christopher R. Altieri 3

The faithful took a pummeling, this year as last, though I noticed in preparing for this piece that I’d described 2021 as “the year of meh” in my review of it. It’s been a brutal […]

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Pope Francis prays for victims of deadly Islamic terrorist attack in Somalia

October 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 14

Angelus address on June 12, 2022. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Oct 30, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed on Sunday that God may “convert the hearts of the violent” after an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist attack in Somalia.“As we celebr… […]

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Pope Francis announces decision to extend Synod on Synodality to 2024

October 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 21

Pope Francis delivered his Angelus address on Sept. 18, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis announced on Sunday that the Synod on Synodality will be extended to 2024.Speaking in his Angelus address o… […]

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Pope Francis honors nun killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique

September 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis speaks at the Angelus address on March 20, 2022. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis honored an Italian missionary sister who was killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique, in his Angelus add… […]

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Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Canada

July 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 36

Pope Francis speaking to journalists on the flight from Canada to Rome, Italy, on July 30, 2022 / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jul 30, 2022 / 04:53 am (CNA).
Pope Francis returned to Rome on Saturday after a week-long trip to Canada. During the… […]

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Two Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria

July 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Father John Mark Cheitnum, left, and Father Denatus Cleopas, right. / Photos courtesy of Archdiocese of Kaduna.

Rome Newsroom, Jul 16, 2022 / 05:45 am (CNA).
The Nigerian diocese of Kafanchan has asked for prayers after two Catholic priests wer… […]

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US couple to share advice for Catholic family life at World Meeting of Families

June 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Soren and Ever Johnson with their five children, ages 19 to 10. / Courtesy of Soren and Ever Johnson.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
A few years after getting married in the early 2000s, Soren and Ever Johnson were reflecting on … […]

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