Pope Francis Issues Health Update

Pope Francis Issues Health Update as He Rules Out Stepping Down
Pope Francis has downplayed health issues and insisted he has no plans to resign. "I am well," the 88-year-old says in his new memoir released on Tuesday Hope: The Autobiography, Reuters reported. "The reality is,
Pope Francis, in new book, downplays health issues: 'I am well'
Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book that he feels healthy and has no plans to resign as leader of the global Catholic Church.
Pope downplays health issues, has no plans to resign
Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month, has said in a new book that he feels healthy and has no plans to resign as leader of the global Catholic Church.
Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir
In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress.
Pope Francis’ Autobiography, ‘Hope,’ Arrives in Bookstores
The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights into his papacy.
Pope Francis becomes first ever pontiff to publish autobiography
Pope Francis has released is autobiography "Hope". The book shares anecdotes from his life alongside his thoughts on the most trying issues of the era. View on euronews
Pope Francis injured as Vatican confirms 2nd fall in matter of weeks
Pope Francis fell for the second time in six weeks on Thursday, injuring his right arm and requiring a sling, the Vatican says.
Pope Francis hurts his right arm after falling for the second time in just over a month
Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad ...
Pope Francis hurt in fall at Vatican residence for the second time in less than 6 weeks
Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was ...
Pope Francis Suffers Injury After Latest Fall
Pope Francis falls and hurts his arm, Vatican says, weeks after another fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.
Pope Francis falls at Santa Marta house, hurts his arm
Pope Francis, 88, experienced another fall, injuring his right forearm, although no fractures were sustained. This incident ...
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Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Under Investigation for Ordinations With Pre-Vatican II Rite
Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, France. (photo: Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia / (CC BY-SA 3.0)) Hannah ...
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I have no plans to resign, says Pope Francis in new autobiography
“The reality is, quite simply, that I am old.” The pope, who now often uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain, says: “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs.
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Bishop resigns from troubled French diocese at papal request
Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon has retired from his diocese aged 72, after Pope Francis asked for his resignation ...
Pope Francis names progressive-leaning cardinal to lead Washington archdiocese
Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...
Pope Benedict passed box of Vatican’s ‘most difficult and painful’ secrets over to Pope Francis: Book
At the beginning of Pope Francis’s papacy his controversial predecessor handed him a large white box stuffed with ...