VATICAN CITY — 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.
VATICAN CITY — 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. Francis was admitted Friday to Rome's Gemelli hospital with bronchitis, one of several bouts of flu or bronchitis he has caught in recent winters.
'The window of the apostolic palace overlooking St Peter's square remains closed in The Vatican as Pope Francis is hospitalised and will not lead his weekly Angelus prayer today on February 16, 2025. AFP PHOTOBusy Jubilee yearThe 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.
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