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Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jun 9, 2023 / 05:18 am (CNA).Pope Francis is "steadily improving" two days after he underwent abdominal surgery to correct an incisional hernia, a Vatican spokesman said Friday.According to Matteo Bruni, the pope rested during the night and on the morning of June 9 was able to eat breakfast and move from his hospital bed to an armchair."The medical team reports that the c...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the lead surgeon for Pope Francis' abdominal surgery, speaks at a press conference at Gemelli Hospital on June 7, 2023. / Andreas Thonhauser/EWTNRome Newsroom, Jun 7, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon.Pope Francis "is well, awake, alert, and already made his first joke 10 minutes ago," Dr. Sergio Alfieri said June 7 during a brief press conference a...

The one-year-old "What Is A Woman?" documentary by The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh has amassed more than 177 million views in less than a week on Twitter. / Credit: Matt Walsh/YouTubeWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 7, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA).The one-year-old "What Is a Woman?" documentary has amassed more than 177 million views in less than a week on Twitter. Despite pushback from transgender activists, the documentary has had enormous success since the film was offered on Twit...

Null / Shutterstock.Denver, Colo., Jun 8, 2023 / 08:50 am (CNA).Congress must act to help prevent the exposure of children to online pornography and to combat online exploitation and abuse of children and other vulnerable people, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said Wednesday."Online child exploitation threatens the safety and well-being of our young people and destroys families and communities," four leading bishops of the USCCB said in a June 7 letter to members of Co...

Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peters Square on May 31, 2023. / Adi Zace/EWTNRome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2023 / 05:25 am (CNA).One day after Pope Francis abdominal surgery for an incisional hernia, medical staff report that the pope is "in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally," according to the Vatican.Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists on June 8 that the popes routine follow-up examinations were good and that he will continue to rest in Romes Gemell...

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California. / Credit: Randy Miramontez/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 8, 2023 / 07:50 am (CNA).Officials in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis administration confirmed Tuesday that they were responsible for sending 16 migrants from the southern border to the Diocese of Sacramentos Catholic Charities headquarters in California.The South American migrants were flown to California from the Texas border and dropped off at the Catholic Charities he...

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Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework. / Credit: The Religious Freedom InstituteWashington D.C., Jun 8, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA).A group of Muslim parents joined parental and religious freedom rights advocates Tuesday to protest a Maryland school systems new policy that removes the parents authority...

Null / Credit: ShutterstockACI Prensa Staff, Jun 6, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA).Last Saturday, hundreds of parents in Honduras officially launched the "For Our Children" movement, a citizen platform that seeks to stop the attempt to impose gender ideology in the public school curriculum.With the slogan "Dont mess with my children," a group of approximately 500 people met June 3 at the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the city of San Pedro de Sula to present a manifesto h...

President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5, 2023. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (back row, center) wore a tie with a pro-life message on it. / Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesBoston, Mass., Jun 6, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA).During the Kansas City Chiefs visit to the White House on Monday in celebration of their Super Bowl victory in February, the teams kicker, Harrison Butker, made a statement in support of the unborn by wearing a custom-made ...