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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
Images show Pope Francis baptising a newborn baby, named Miguel Angel, in Rome's Gemelli hospital during his stay there, hospitalised with bronchitis. The Vatican says the Pope went to visit children in the pediatric department, and that he is expected to return home on Saturday after what will have been three nights in hospital. IMAGES
Images of Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, after the Vatican announced the death of former pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95. "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement. IMAGES
Images of Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, after the Vatican announced the death of former pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95. "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement. IMAGES
Vatican City, Sep 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) Pope Francis said on Wednesday that "in history, even today, there is a slavery of women" and stressed that "women do not have the same opportunities as the men ", during the general audience held in the Paul VI hall of the Vatican.FOOTAGE OF THE POPE'S AUDIENCE SOUNDBITES OF THE POPE IN ITALIANTRANSLATION1- "This also happens today: so many people in the world, many, millions, who do not have the right to eat, they do not have the right to education, they do not have the right to work: they are the new slaves, they are those on the periphery, that are exploited by everyone. We deny these people human dignity. "2- "How many times do we hear expressions that despise women! How many times have we heard:" But no, don't do anything, they are women's things, "said Francisco, adding that" men and women have the same dignity, and In history, even today, there is a slavery of women: women do not have the same opportunities as men. We must read what Paul says: we are equal in Christ Jesus. "3- "All through the redemption of Christ and the baptism that we have received, we are equal, sons and daughters of God, equal."