Pope Francis went to the hospital on June 7 to undergo abdominal surgery to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had 33 centimetres of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine. The Vatican said Pope Francis, 86, would be put under general anaesthesia for the procedure on June 7 afternoon and would …
Pope Francis meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of their private audience at the Vatican on June 10, 2015. The pope went to the Russian Embassy on Friday to personally “express his concern about the war,” the Vatican said. Pope Francis went to the Russian Embassy on Friday to personally “express his concern about the war” in Ukraine, …