Pope Francis will have therapeutic injections to try to alleviate the pain in his right knee, he told an Italian newspaper.
"I have a torn ligament; I will have a procedure with injections and we will see," he said in an interview published
As the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, Dr. Thomas McGovern, a surgeon and former vaccine researcher, offers his opinion on a question that many are asking these days — namely, is the pandemic over? Dr. McGovern writes: “How will we
Pope Francis will not be attending two scheduled public events so he can rest a painful knee, the Vatican said.
The pope will not be going to Florence Feb. 27, and he will not preside over Ash Wednesday Mass March 2, the Vatican
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a story about God’s faithfulness. In the middle of July, her younger sister experienced her second knee injury within a year. While the family didn’t know at the time if it was another ACL tear or something
Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the medical staff at Rome's Gemelli hospital after his recovery from intestinal surgery.
"Upon returning from my hospitalization, I feel the need to send a grateful and affectionate thought to you and, through you, to all those
Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.
In a statement released July 14, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that after leaving the hospital midmorning, the pope visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major
The U.S. Catholic Church continues "to offer our heartfelt prayers and good wishes" for Pope Francis' recovery, said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
"It is with gratitude that we received the news of
Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome's Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.
In a statement released July 12, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said
Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a week after undergoing intestinal surgery.
Appearing on the 10th floor balcony of his suite of rooms at the hospital July 11, the
Pope Francis continued to have a "satisfactory" recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip, the Vatican press office said.
After undergoing the surgery late July 4 at Rome's Gemelli hospital, "the post-operative progress of His Holiness