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Pope to return to Vatican after five-week hospitalisation

The Pope said he was happy to hear his health had improved enough for him to leave hospital and return to his residence, where he will continue recovering.

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23 March, 2025
Children holding white and yellow balloons gather by the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised, in Rome on March 16, 2025. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hospitalised Pope Francis addresses frailty, calls body 'weak'

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16 March, 2025
People pray at the statue of John Paul II at the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 01, 2025. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis spends 'peaceful night' after breathing crisis

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01 March, 2025
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'No deportations': Top Vatican diplomat rejects Trump Gaza plan

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15 February, 2025
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Vatican removes nativity scene showing baby Jesus with keffiyeh

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13 December, 2024
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Church leaders urge protection as attacks in Jerusalem rise

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05 October, 2023
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Vatican, Oman establish diplomatic ties

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23 February, 2023
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Pope Francis slams Iran's execution of protesters

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09 January, 2023
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Pope Benedict: 10,000s expected for funeral of ex-pontiff

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04 January, 2023
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Pope Benedict XVI: Condolences pour in from Middle East

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03 January, 2023
A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI at the start of three days of laying in state ahead of his funeral.
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Tributes to ex-pope pour in as lying-in-state begins

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02 January, 2023
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Shireen Abu Akleh's family to meet Pope Francis at Vatican

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2022
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Lebanese paedophile priest defrocked by Vatican

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27 September, 2022
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Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

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28 August, 2022
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Pope Francis to visit crisis-hit Lebanon in June: presidency

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05 April, 2022
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Vatican ready to 'mediate' between Russia and Ukraine

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2022
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Pope warns of 'increasingly alarming scenarios' in Ukraine

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23 February, 2022
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Vatican urges peace talks as Abbas meets Pope

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 November, 2021
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Pope back to full-time work with call for Lebanon aid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 August, 2021
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Vatican ambassador laments Syria's ongoing crisis, poverty

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04 July, 2021
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Erdogan urges pope to help end Israel's ‘massacre’

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 May, 2021