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Pope Francis will continue to receive treatment after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday.
Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “some days” after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said Wednesday.
On his return flight from South Sudan on Sunday, Pope Francis said that God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction.
Pope Francis has revealed a recurrence of the intestinal ailment that has plagued him in recent years while also professing to be in good health for his age.
The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis has appointed a “personal health care assistant.”
Pope Francis has said he has no plans to resign soon and that his knee injury is healing.
The pope released a video message in which he urged the Congolese and South Sudanese people to place their hope in God.
The 85-year-old pope has used a wheelchair for many of his public audiences for nearly two months.
The 85-year-old pope noted that he needed to walk with a cane.
The 85-year-old pope has made public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5.
The pope delivered his homily from a wheelchair in front of the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Lebanon’s tourism minister announced the postponement, citing ‘health reasons.’
The pope was pushed in a wheelchair onto the stage of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
‘Unfortunately, I won’t be able to stop among you due to my knee injury,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis, 85, has been suffering from an inflamed ligament.
“It is a humiliation, but I offer it for your country,” Pope Francis told pilgrims from Slovakia.
The 85-year-old pope canceled his engagements the day before the audience due to knee pain.
Knee pain has forced the 85-year-old pope to curtail his activities in recent weeks.
While meeting with members of the Trinitarian order on Monday, Pope Francis referred to his knee ailment, which kept him from standing to greet all of them.
Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for a truce in Ukraine, saying "the attack must be stopped."