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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 clinical picture is steadily improving and the post-operative progress is normal," he said in a ...

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 at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is recovering following abdominal surgery.Alfieri, dir...

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 Twitter at the beginning of June. CNA took a look at what the film is about and why it's amassed so many...

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 Congress. "The ability of a child to grow into adulthood in peace and security is both a human ri...

Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peter's 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 pope's routine follow-up examinations were good and that he will continue to rest in Rome's Gemelli Hospital."The medical staff following the pontiff's post-operative course informs us that...