BREAKING NEWS…. – POPE FRANCIS TO RETURN TO VATICAN FRIDAY

BREAKING NEWS….

Stories to be developed in coming hours and days:

Statement from the Holy See: On February 28, 2023, Archbishop Georg Gänswein concluded his office as Prefect of the Papal House. The Holy Father has ordered that Archbishop Gänswein return as of July 1, for the time being, to his diocese of origin.

FROM Fr. Johan Verschueren SJ, delegate of DIR (Interprovincial Roman Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus): “We inform with a grieving heart that on June 9, 2023, Fr. General dismissed from the Society of Jesus Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik (DIR / SVN). This was done in accordance with canon law, due to his stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience.”

POPE FRANCIS TO RETURN TO VATICAN FRIDAY

Update from Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni:

“The medical staff reports that Pope Francis rested well during the night. The clinical course continues regularly. The blood chemistry tests are normal.

“Yesterday evening he had a community dinner together with those who have assisted him since he was hospitalized.

“This morning, as a sign of thanks, he received the entire operating team made up of medical staff, nurses, social and health workers and auxiliaries who, on June 6, coordinated, and undertook to make the surgery possible (in June 7).

“Later he met Bishop Claudio Giuliodori, General Ecclesiastical Assistant of the Catholic University, Fr. Nunzio Currao, spiritual assistant of the Gemelli staff; and the representatives of the Board of Directors of the Gemelli Polyclinic Foundation, with the President, Attorney Carlo Fratta Pasini, the Rector of the Catholic University, Prof. Franco Anelli, together with the governing bodies of the Polyclinic, with the General Manager, Prof. Marco Elefanti.

“He also went to the Pediatric Oncology and Children’s Neurosurgery department where the little patients are cared for who have expressed their affection to the Pope in recent days through numerous letters, drawings and messages of speedy recovery. Pope Francis saw first hand the pain of these children who, together with their mothers and fathers, carry the suffering of the Cross on their shoulders every day, together with their mothers and fathers. To each of them he gave a rosary and a book.

“In greeting those present, His Holiness thanked all the healthcare personnel for their professionalism and effort to alleviate the suffering of others, as well as with medicines, with tenderness and humanity.

“The medical team following Pope Francis has confirmed the Holy Father will be released from Gemelli hospital tomorrow morning, Friday, June 16.”

POPE MIGHT BE DISCHARGED IN “NEXT DAYS”

FROM HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE, JUNE 14 “The Holy Father rested well during the night. The medical staff reports that the clinical course is proceeding regularly, without complications, and are therefore planning to discharge him in the next few days. During the morning, the Holy Father dedicated himself to work. Before lunch he went to the small chapel of the private apartment where he gathered in prayer and received the Eucharist”.

POPE’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: DON’T LOOK AWAY! – SPEI SATELLES MISSION LAUNCHES POPE’S WRITINGS INTO SPACE

UPDATE ON POPE FRANCIS: Holy See Press Office director, Matteo Bruni: “The Holy Father rested well during the night. The blood chemistry tests are regular; he is continuing his respiratory physiotherapy. The morning was dedicated to work activities and reading texts. Before lunch he went to the small chapel of his private apartment where he prayed and received the Eucharist”.

POPE’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: DON’T LOOK AWAY!

Pope Francis pens a message for the annual World Day of the Poor, stressing that “whenever we encounter a poor person, we cannot look away, for that would prevent us from encountering the face of the Lord Jesus.” Pope Francis has released his message for the annual World Day of the Poor, stressing that a “great river of poverty is traversing our cities”, and that every Christian is called to become “personally involved” in the struggle against it. His message for the World Day, which will be celebrated this year on Sunday 19th November, takes the form of an extended reflection on the Book of Tobit.

The scale of the problem

Pope Francis begins his message by stressing that “a great river of poverty is traversing our cities and swelling to the point of overflowing; it seems to overwhelm us, so great are the needs of our brothers and sisters who plead for our help, support and solidarity.” “We are living,” he continues, “in times that are not particularly sensitive to the needs of the poor.  The pressure to adopt an affluent lifestyle increases, while the voices of those dwelling in poverty tend to go unheard.” FOR MORE: Pope’s World Day of the Poor message: Don’t look away! – Vatican News

SPEI SATELLES MISSION LAUNCHES POPE’S WRITINGS INTO SPACE

The satellite carrying the nanobook with the words of hope by Pope Francis given in St. Peter’s Square in 2020, when humanity was facing the most acute phase of the pandemic, has departed from California’s Vanderberg base. Once in orbit, the Cubesat made by the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, will broadcast excerpts of the Pope’s messages of hope, which can be picked up by radio enthusiasts around the world. A rocket carrying a satellite with a tiny nanobook took off overnight, at 11:19 pm Italy time, from Vandenberg Space Base in California. It contains words of hope of Pope Francis promoting global unity in the face of the pandemic, words the Pope gave alone in a rain-soaked St. Peter’s Square on 27 March 2020.

A team effort

Spei Satelles, “guardian of hope,” is the name of the space mission, promoted by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. The Italian Space Agency has coordinated the project, Italy’s National Research Center (CNR) made the nanobook, and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Turin’s Polytechnic University built the satellite, while students at Salesian University Institute of Venice created the logo for the initiative. The IDCGE of Buenos Aires also participated in the project, while the Digital Apostolate of Turin handled the pastoral and cultural coordination of the mission. FOR MORE: Spei Satelles mission launches Pope’s writings into space – Vatican News

FYI (from Dicastery for Communication (comunicazione.va):

Nano-books are miniaturized artifacts made from polished silicon substrates, thin plates made of dark gray crystalline material. On these square-shaped substrates, slightly smaller than 2mm in size, nanoscale holes have been “etched,” meaning they are smaller than one-thousandth the thickness of a human hair. Since conventional miniature printing at such small sizes is not possible, a “code” has been used: the digital contents of the paper book have been transformed into a sequence of 0s and 1s, binary code used in the field of computer science. For each “1,” a nanoscale hole has been created, while for each “0,” an empty space has been left. In this way, it is possible to retrieve all the information from the original book by “reading” the sequence of nanoholes present on the surface.

A full-sized version of the Pope’s book that will orbit the planet (Vatican news):

CubeSat: Spei Satelles is a 3U CubeSat, which is a small satellite measuring 34x10x10 cm and weighing less than 3 kg. The outer surface of the satellite is covered with solar panels, which enable the production of the necessary electrical power to operare it. Inside SpeiSat, there are several components: two onboard computers, two UHF communication systems (equipped with two antennas), a battery for energy storage, small magnets for satellite stabilization after launch, and a suite of thermal and inertial sensors for measurements in the space environment

POPE FOLLOWS MASS ON TV, RECEIVES EUCHARIST, LUNCHES WITH MEDICAL STAFF

POPE FOLLOWS MASS ON TV, RECEIVES EUCHARIST, LUNCHES WITH MEDICAL STAFF

Update on Pope Francis from the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni – Sunday, June 11:

“According to the medical staff (of Gemelli hospital), Pope Francis’ post-operative course is regular. He continues to be without a fever and his blood pressure is stable. He undergoes respiratory physiotherapy and continues to be mobile.

“This morning, he followed Holy Mass live on television and received the Eucharist. He then went to the little chapel of his private apartment, where he gathered in prayer for the recitation of the Angelus. He then had lunch together with those who assist him in these days of hospitalization in the private apartment (doctors, his personal health assistant, nurses, auxiliaries and personnel of the Vatican gendarmerie).”

(We had been told yesterday that Pope Francis would recite the Angelus privately in his hospital room)

 

POPE TO RECITE SUNDAY ANGELUS PRIVATELY IN HOSPITAL ROOM

POPE TO RECITE SUNDAY ANGELUS PRIVATELY IN HOSPITAL ROOM

UPDATE Saturday, June 10 early afternoon:

The medical staff says that the post operative course of the Holy Father continues to be regular.

All intravenous nourishment was suspended in past days and the Holy Father is nourished with a semi-liquid diet. He has no fever and his blood pressure is stable.

Post-op blood tests and chest x-rays are good.

The Holy Father is following a careful convalescence that aims to avoid any strain on the abdominal wall so as to allow the prosthetic net that was implanted and the repair of the muscular wall to occur in an optimal way.

Following indications of the medical staff and his personal health assistant, as one could presume given the normal time of a post-operative course in operations of this type, Pope Francis tomorrow will recite the Angeles prayer in private, spiritually joining with affection and gratitude the faithful who want to accompany him wherever they are.

UPDATE: Saturday, June 10, 7 pm: Pope Francis spent the day between resting and working and, in the afternoon, received the Eucharist. Further information tomorrow (Sunday).

UPDATE ON POPE FRANCIS: POST-OP COURSE WITHIN THE NORM

UPDATE ON POPE FRANCIS: POST-OP COURSE WITHIN THE NORM

From Holy See Press Office:

Saturday, June 10 am: Another peaceful night for the Pope, further information later today.

Friday evening, June 9: The medical staff says the Pope’s post-operative course continues to be regular and within the norm. The Holy Father is without fever, blood parameters are normal, intravenous has been suspended and he continues to be fed with a liquid diet.

In the afternoon he spent time in prayer and dedicated himself to work activity.

In the evening he received the Eucharist.

Pope Francis is touched by the many messages he continues to receive in these hours, and in a particular way he sends his thoughts and his gratitude to the children who, in this moment are in the hospital, for the affection and love received through their designs and their messages. To them, as well as do the medical personnel, to the nurses, to the health operators and to the spiritual assistants who daily touch pain with their own hands, lightening its weight, he expresses his gratitude for closeness and prayer.

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