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Due to an ongoing struggle with knee pain, Pope Francis on Monday met a group of Catholic pharmacists at his Vatican residence, instead of the apostolic palace. The 85 year old pope has been suffering from an inflamed ligament, causing pain in his right knee and leg. He said on April 30 that his doctor has ordered him not to walk. During some recent public audiences and liturgies, Francis has taken a smaller role or spent more time seated.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251107/pope-francis-moves-meeting-to-vatican-home-because-of-painful-knee
Pope Francis has again lamented the suffering caused by the invasion of Ukraine and encouraged the faithful to pray a rosary every day for peace. Speaking to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square after the May 1 Regina Caeli prayers, the pope said his thoughts went immediately to the city of Mariupol, the “city of Mary” which he said has been “barbarously bombed and destroyed.” He again called for safe humanitarian corridors for those trapped in the city, now largely under Russian control. Up to 100,000 people could still be in the blockaded city.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251104/pope-francis-weeps-at-ukraine-suffering-calls-for-daily-rosary-for-peace
Pope Francis on Sunday accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia. Hinder, who is originally from Switzerland, turned 80 years old last month, after leading the Catholic Church on the Arabian peninsula for 17 years. To succeed Hinder, Pope Francis on May 1 appointed Bishop Paolo Martinelli, an Italian priest and Capuchin friar who has been an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Milan since 2014. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia serves approximately 1 million Catholics, and has its seat in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Many of the Catholics in southern Arabia are migrant workers from India, Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Philippines, though some are local Arabs.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251105/bishop-paul-hinder-apostolic-vicar-of-southern-arabia-retires
Today the Church celebrates Saint Athanasius, the fourth century bishop who is known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his absolute dedication to the doctrine of Christ's divinity.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-catherine-of-siena-451