In hospital, a resting Pope Francis sits out Sunday mass
Sunday, 16 February 2025 Pope Francis sat out mass and his traditional Angelus prayer from hospital on Sunday, with a Vatican health official saying the 88-year-old pontiff needed to preserve his strength for the Church's busy Jubilee year. - Busy Jubilee year - The head of the health office for the Italian Bishops' Conference, Massimo Angelelli, told AFPTV it was "absolutely necessary for him to recover his strength" as "the Jubilee is still long."
A dozen faithful from Bolivia pray outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis was admitted last week for bronchitis. The Vatican says the pontiff has since developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, but added that the 88-year-old was in "good spirits".
A crowd has gathered outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis spent more than five weeks recovering from double pneumonia. The pontiff returned to the Vatican this morning after making..
Pope Francis has been discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome after receiving treatment for over five weeks. The 88-year-old pontiff was seen leaving the hospital with an oxygen cannula, waving to..
Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks after battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs. The 88-year-old pontiff, appearing frail but determined, offered a..
Sunday, 16 February 2025
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