ROME (CNS) Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said.
In a statement to journalists, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said Pope Francis visited Rome s Gemelli hospital the morning of June 6 to undergo some clinical examinations and returned to the Vatican before noon.
According to Italian news agency ANSA, the pope entered the hospital at 10:40 a.m. for a visit to the hospital s geriatric medical center. He reportedly le
VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a net profit of 29.6 million euros (about $31.6 million) in 2022, a 63% increase from the profit reported in the previous year (18.1 million euros), according to its annual report.
In the report, which was released by the Vatican June 6, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, president of the bank s board of supervisors, said among the important achievements the past year was the recovery of 17.2 milli
(OSV News) Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 3 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in Texas for minors who identify as transgender.
Senate Bill 14 prohibits procedures and treatments for children in Texas for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments. It is scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) A faster change of course away from today s throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure the planet s livability for future generations, Pope Francis said on World Environment Day.
The pope called on people to move away from the throwaway culture toward ways of living marked by a culture of respect and care; care of creation and care of our neighbors, whether they be near or far from us either geographically or through time.
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark recently published a letter calling on Americans to voluntary self-restraint on gun ownership as part of their response to rising gun violence.
More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year has had more mass killings to date than any other year since 2006, according to a data analysis by USA Today, Northeastern Uni