Pope Francis on Thursday thanked well-wishers ‘from the bottom of my heart’ in his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago. The brief message recorded by Francis from Rome’s Gemelli hospital earlier in the day was played during a nightly prayer service for the 88-year-old pontiff in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. CBC ...
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Read More »Colombian pop star Shakira to perform on Monday after being hospitalized with stomach illness
Colombian singer Shakira said Monday that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, on Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illness. CBC | World News
Read More »Pope to remain hospitalized as doctors tackle ‘complex’ situation, Vatican says
Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Bill Clinton hospitalized in Washington with fever but ‘in good spirits,’ spokesperson says
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., “for testing and observation” after developing a fever, the 78-year-old’s deputy chief of staff says. CBC | World News
Read More »Bishop, priest hospitalized after stabbing at Australian church
Horrified worshipers watched online and in person as a bishop was stabbed at the altar during a church service in Sydney on Monday evening, while three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police said there were no life-threatening wounds, and a man was arrested. CBC | World News
Read More »2 killed, 2 hospitalized after explosion, fire at Canadian High Commission in Nigeria
An explosion at the The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja killed two people and sent another two to hospital, according to the FCT Fire Service that responded to the call. CBC | World News
Read More »Ryan Newman hospitalized after fiery crash at Daytona 500
Denny Hamlin won his second straight Daytona 500 and third overall, beating Ryan Blaney in an overtime photo finish marred by a terrifying crash that sent Ryan Newman to the hospital on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Prince Philip hospitalized in London as ‘precautionary measure’
Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was taken to a London hospital on Friday as a “precautionary measure” for treatment for a pre-existing condition, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Charles Manson reportedly hospitalized in California
Charles Manson, the cult leader who sent followers known as the Manson Family out to commit gruesome murders, shattering the peace-and-love ethos of the 1960s hippie era in California, has been hospitalized, the Los Angeles Times reported. CBC | World News
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