Today at the Vatican, Pope Francis celebrated what he called the Catholic Church’s new martyrs on the feast day of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. During his Angelus prayer, the Pope acknowledged the ongoing sacrifice of many for the Church, emphasising the fruitful nature of their dedication.
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The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced today that “the Holy Father’s special and general audiences have been cancelled until 18 June for health reasons”. The Pope underwent surgery for an abdominal hernia.
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Pope Francis returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy on Saturday for the first time since ascending the papacy. He also celebrated the 90th birthday of a second cousin.
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During the canonisation mass of two Italian-born Saints, Pope Francis went off-script to deliver a powerful message about the treatment of migrants.
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When questioned by a Jesuit priest on LGBT Catholics, the Pope says the Church does not refuse LGBT believers. A ‘selective, pure blood’ Church would be a sect says Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis thanked the Polish people for welcoming refugees from Ukraine. His Ash Wednesday sermon also asked God for peace.
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Both the Pope and Italy’s Prime Minister Draghi spoke about the environment ahead of the COP-26 in Glasgow (31st October – 12th November).
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On Sunday, the people of San Marino voted to decriminalise abortion. The Yes vote received 77.28% of the vote. Petition for referendum on euthanasia in Italy has a million signatures already. In the Vatican City, the Pope decried abortion and euthanasia as being part of a culture of waste and death.
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Pope Francis left hospital on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon.
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The midday bulletin confirms the pope reacted well to the operation. Pope Francis should stay at the University Hospital in Rome, at least a week.
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