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Rome (Italy), Dec 8 (EFE / EPA) .- Pope Francis warned Sunday that corruption of the heart or "hypocritical collusion with evil" is "the most serious danger" during the prayer he delivered while venerating the image of the Immaculate Conception in the Plaza of Spain in Rome. (CAMERA: Jorge Ortiz) DECLARATIONS OF POPE FRANCIS, IN ITALIAN: 1- "And so you remind us that it is not the same to be sinners than corrupt, but that it is quite different. It is one thing to fall and then repent, confess and rise with the help of the mercy of God, another is hypocritical collusion with evil, corruption of the heart, that outside appears impeccable but inside is full of mean intentions and petty selfishness."2- How much we need to be freed from the corruption of the heart, which is the most serious danger! This seems impossible, we are used to it, but it is really within reach. Just look up your mother's smile, your uncontaminated beauty, to feel again that we are not made for evil, but for good and love, for God. "
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in Rome for an official visit during which he will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. IMAGES
Pope Francis leaves a Rome hospital in a wheelchair, where he had a hernia operation. The 86-year-old pontiff underwent a three-hour surgery under general anaesthetic on June 7 to remove a painful hernia on the site of a scar from a previous surgery. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis underwent an operation on June 7 for an abdominal hernia. "The night went well", according to the press office. The 86-year-old pontiff, who has been the leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics for a decade, has suffered increasing health issues over the past year. IMAGES
Scene outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia on Wednesday, where he is expected to stay for "several days", the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who underwent colon surgery in 2021, is suffering from a hernia which is "causing recurrent, painful and worsening" symptoms, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a statement. IMAGES