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Pope Francis’ agenda was cleared on Friday for needed medical checkups, a Vatican spokesperson said. Francis, who is 85 years old, has been suffering from pain in his right knee, causing him to take smaller roles in some Vatican liturgies and to remain seated more often. The pope’s movements have been visibly more limited since the start of the year. Pope Francis has also received more assistance walking and going up and down stairs in recent weeks.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251035/pope-francis-agenda-canceled-for-needed-medical-checkups
Pope Francis met with a delegation of Metis Indigenous people from Manitoba, Canada on Thursday. Plans for a previous visit were canceled in 2021 amid reports of possible undiscovered graves at the sites of residential schools, run by Catholic and Protestant groups and funded by the government with the goal of forcibly assimilating Indigenous people. On April 1 of this year Pope Francis voiced his “indignation and shame” at the treatment of the Indigenous people and asked forgiveness. He is expected to visit Canada this July to meet with residential school survivors.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251033/more-indigenous-canadians-meet-with-pope-francis-amid-talk-of-papal-visit
Today the Church celebrates Saints Cauis and Soter, Popes of the early Church, who are both venerated in tradition as martyrs, though no reliable account of their martyrdom survives today.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-caius-and-soter-449