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Recently recovered from a bout of ill-health, Pope Francis marks the feast of the Immaculate Conception with a ceremony on the Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, where he is greeted by a substantial crowd of well-wishers and worshippers. The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff offers a prayer to the Virgin Mary in front of the statue of the Mother of God near the Spanish Steps, an annual tradition on what is a bank holiday in largely Catholic Italy. IMAGES
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in Rome for an official visit during which he will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. IMAGES
Pope Francis leaves a Rome hospital in a wheelchair, where he had a hernia operation. The 86-year-old pontiff underwent a three-hour surgery under general anaesthetic on June 7 to remove a painful hernia on the site of a scar from a previous surgery. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis underwent an operation on June 7 for an abdominal hernia. "The night went well", according to the press office. The 86-year-old pontiff, who has been the leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics for a decade, has suffered increasing health issues over the past year. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia on Wednesday, where he is expected to stay for "several days", the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who underwent colon surgery in 2021, is suffering from a hernia which is "causing recurrent, painful and worsening" symptoms, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a statement. IMAGES
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