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ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis used his third day at Rome's Gemelli hospital to visit children hospitalized in the oncology ward and to confer the sacrament of baptism on a tiny infant named Miguel Angel. The child, who was just a few weeks old, was sleeping peacefully in a portable hospital bassinet as the pope and the mother prepared for the sacrament and medical staff looked on March 31. The Holy See press office provided a video of the baptism and other images of the pope's visit to the pediatr

Pope Francis enjoyed a pizza "party" with staff on his second night at Rome's Gemelli hospital and was expected to be released from the ho...

Pope Francis used his third day at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to visit children hospitalized in the oncology ward and to confer the sacrament of baptism on a tiny infant named Miguel Angel.

ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis enjoyed a pizza 'party' with staff on his second night at Rome's Gemelli hospital and was expected to be released from the hospital April 1, the Vatican press office said. Matteo Bruni, head of the press office, later confirmed the 86-year-old pope's 'presence' at the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square April 2. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, said, 'With the pope at each celebration, there will be a cardinal celebrant who will be

Pope Francis is expected to be able to return to his residence April 1, although the final decision will depend on test results carried out March 31.