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Pope Francis appoints Nigerian Archbishop as Vatican’s Permanent Observer at the United Nations

Dailyblast — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:44:13 +0000

Roman Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Prelate and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva. Archbishop Nwachukwu was also appointed the Permanent Observer to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Representative of [...]

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Pope Francis to undergo a ‘scheduled’ colon surgery, Vatican says

Dailyblast — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:39:06 +0000

The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for a scheduled operation to address a stenosis, or potential narrowing, of his large intestine. A Holy See spokesman said the surgery would be performed Sunday, with more information following. The Vatican said the operation — officially, for diverticular stenosis of the colon — [...]

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Pope begins historic visit to Iraq amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Dailyblast — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:42:39 +0000

Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq for the first ever papal visit there, and his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted he was “duty bound”. He will try to reassure the dwindling Christian community and foster [...]

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