Pope Francis is back in the hospital for surgery on a hernia that likely formed on the scar from his 2021 colon operation.Also in this episode: A nude man protests in St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visits Ukraine to begin Pope Francis’ peace mission, and Benedict XVI’s secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, is given a deadline to move out of the Vatican.<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/TnHEvryp">Find the full show page and links for further reading here.</a>Please support this podcast by becoming<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MZ3T6rd-"> a digital subscriber to America Media</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How the Vatican talks about the health of the pope

Each week, Colleen Dulle goes behind the headlines of the biggest Vatican news stories with America’s Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell. They'll break down complicated news stories that have a whole lot of history behind them in an understandable, engaging way. Colleen and Gerard will give you the inside scoop on what people inside the Vatican are thinking, saying—and planning.