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International
2/26/2025 5:36:01 PM
Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his recovery. Francis remained in critical condition, but the Holy See machinery ground on, with the announcement of new bishops and a new church fundraising initiative.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/25/2025 10:55:43 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended his heartfelt wishes for the swift and complete recovery of Pope Francis, the Vatican’s Pope, following his recent health setback.
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World
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International
2/25/2025 10:54:19 AM
A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, "rested well", the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the condition of the 88-year-old.
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World
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Region
2/24/2025 2:37:41 PM
The final results of Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million.
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World
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International
2/24/2025 1:58:20 PM
Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.
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World
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International
2/23/2025 9:16:56 PM
Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" on his tenth day in hospital Sunday, the Vatican said, as Catholics around the world prayed for the 88-year-old's recovery.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/23/2025 5:55:20 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, expressed Sunday his heartfelt wishes for Pope Francis of a swift recovery, as the pope is still in critical condition following a severe asthma attack.
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World
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International
2/22/2025 8:44:45 PM
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.
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World
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International
2/22/2025 7:30:48 PM
The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the Pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least another week.
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World
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International
2/19/2025 6:09:37 PM
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humour, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complicated bronchial infection that has sidelined the 88-year-old pontiff for six days.
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World
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International
2/19/2025 2:06:57 PM
The sound of children playing once again fills the streets of Burbaguena since a refugee centre opened in the small village in Spain's sparsely populated northeast, delighting older residents.
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World
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International
2/18/2025 9:57:17 PM
Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, adding that the 88-year-old was in "good spirits".
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
2/18/2025 8:29:31 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly attends celebrations commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Coptic Girls College in the Cairo district of Abassiya.
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World
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International
2/18/2025 12:58:07 PM
The Vatican on Tuesday cancelled two of Pope Francis's events at the weekend as the 88-year-old continues to receive hospital treatment for bronchitis.
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World
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International
2/17/2025 5:57:47 PM
Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture" that will require the 88-year-old to stay longer than originally expected, the Vatican said on Monday.
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World
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International
2/15/2025 8:09:02 PM
Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/14/2025 4:42:22 PM
Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss ways to present an alternative to Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza and forced displacement of its population, a source with knowledge of the preparations said Friday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/13/2025 9:10:00 PM
Despite the universal outcry against the plan for a mass transfer of the Palestinian population, that will not be enough to stop the Trumpian earthquake.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/11/2025 10:51:35 PM
Jordan’s King Abdullah II told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that Jordan’s stability remains his top priority, as Trump pressed a plan to take over Gaza and deport its population to Jordan and Egypt.
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World
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International
2/11/2025 9:41:21 PM
Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a "major crisis" Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the US president's border czar, who told the pontiff to "stick to the Catholic Church".
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