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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2/11/2025 4:22:50 PM
Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump's deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a "major crisis" that "damages the dignity of men and women".
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/27/2025 4:16:26 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty reiterated Monday Egypt's stance rejecting any attempts aimed at displacing the Palestinians from their land during a meeting with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope.
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1/1/2025 2:01:09 PM
Pope Francis has ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.
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12/25/2024 2:25:26 PM
Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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12/24/2024 10:35:52 PM
Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican.
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12/17/2024 9:46:02 PM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief Amy Pope said Tuesday the UN agency was not advising the large-scale return of refugees to Syria before the situation stabilized after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
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12/15/2024 11:34:37 AM
Pope Francis arrived in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, on Sunday, with locals hotly anticipating the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.
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